There has been a discussion for how Reformed Christians should understand the usefulness and the errors in the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas. I think like every thinker that he is a mixed bag and you will have to weight aspects … Continue reading A Reformed Look at Aquinas
[responsivevoice_button] The debate over the idea of causation has crossed the history of human thought. An atheist once asked me to give my thoughts about an individual that denies the reality of causality. I think the most apparent issue is … Continue reading The Cause-Effect Illusion
[responsivevoice_button] This article isn’t for the faint of heart. This will be a long conversation with regards to the issue of epistemic norms, ethical norms, and where we find them as categorical or hypothetical. For the distinction between categorical and … Continue reading The Moral Nature of Epistemic Norms
[responsivevoice_button] I engaged in a conversation about the logicality of creation from nothing and the PSR. Grant Hageman stated the following: Seriously? Ex Nihilo is illogical? 😂 So if you understand “ex nahilo” to be at odds with “out of … Continue reading Out of Nothing
[responsivevoice_button] An ancient problem that permeates the history of philosophy is the one and many. It deals with the nature of all things of just the thing that would be reality. So, I am going to share this quote about … Continue reading The One and Many
I recently discussed the issue of 1 Cor. 10:13 again with John Cranman: John Cranman TheSire, the first paragraph is not what I’m arguing. All I’m saying is that this verse affirms PAP/CCFW, and is thus incompatible with compatibilist determinism. I am not arguing for moral responsibility. I am only arguing that it supports the idea that believing agents had two or more options they could’ve chosen – which falsifies compatibilist determinism. TheSire: The article argues the freedom Paul writes is that of believers. But usually, your side maintains all mankind has LFW. So, unbelievers would lack LFW. John Cranman: … Continue reading ‘Provide the way of escape’
Chris Fisher said: I’m not sure I’ve ever claimed God is a physical entity. I’ve questioned the usefulness of the category “physical” and stated God has bodies. How do you have a non-physical body? Physical things are usually contrasted against … Continue reading God with a Bod
These will contain all my responses to the Arminian Perspectives website and possibly other responses to the website. Provided in chronological and subject order. TheCouncil: [Topic: Aseity/Transcendental Critique] Arminianism and Aseity Thibodaux’s Cooked Goose Thibodaux: The Saga Continues Libertarian Foreknowledge … Continue reading The Thibodaux Saga
Dr. Christopher Watkins walks you through an introduction to the ideas of these famous postmodernist philosophers. It provides powerful observations that call for Van Tilian solutions about the ultimate context of reality. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/course/derrida-foucault-bible/#course-introduction He also had an interview with Dr. James Anderson about his books on these thinkers: Continue reading Derrida, Foucault, and the Bible
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