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Natural and Free Knowledge

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God’s Knowledge: In thinking about God’s knowledge theologically it was customary for many years, until and including the Reformation, to distinguish between God’s necessary knowledge and His free knowledge. The distinction is obvious and natural. God’s necessary knowledge includes several kinds of truths. It is the knowledge of matters such as the truths of mathematics (for example, 2+2=4). It is also the knowledge of truths such as the whole is greater than the part and no circle can be a square. God’s necessary knowledge also includes His knowledge of all possibilities, such as possible people, the possible lives they could … Continue reading Natural and Free Knowledge

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Do the Jews play TAG?

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I recently asked Jimmy’s thoughts on a challenge to TAG. That challenge being an OT Jew that only believes in the OT books. How would a presuppositionalist respond? Two problems: 1.) It is impossible to be neutral about the status of the New Testament. Christian Theism, as you know, presents a worldview in which the entire canon is the imperfect but providential derivation of original autographs which were divinely inspired, the whole Christian Bible standing as revelation, and therefore a worldview in which the New Testament is self-authoritative. To say only the Tanakh is revelation means one is either openly … Continue reading Do the Jews play TAG?

apologetics, Atheism, canon, Church History, Freed Thinker Podcast, Mythicism, Reliability of the OT and NT, ResurrectionLeave a comment

Did Jesus exist?

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This is the silliest of all the issues I am providing links on. It also contains resources for the reliability of the New Testament. The idea that Jesus doesn’t exist has grown more popular as village atheist has grown more desperate for arguments. These will not convince them, but it will help those confused by them. Here are the resources: Tyler Vela: Special Edition – Interview with Albert McIlhenny History for Atheists… And the Rest of Us – Part 1 History for Atheists… And the Rest of Us – Part 2 “I Will Cite My Sources When You Agree With … Continue reading Did Jesus exist?

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ARIF vs Necessitarian

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Here is Jimmy Stephens response to the same man from my previous post. Here are his thoughts: Your questions seemed like contorted, flowery pseudo-intellectual word games crafted to trip up atheists. And this preface isn’t flowery or lacking charity at all. :rolling_eyes: My epistemological standard is correct because it works. . . What sane and sober person thinks otherwise? What a useless standard. Science and the scientific method is that standard. Categorical error alert! By the very nature of the case, science does not answer or even ask the fundamental questions of epistemology. For example, “How do I know induction … Continue reading ARIF vs Necessitarian

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Libertarian Fatalist

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Over on BTWN, a woman challenged me on the issue of Libertarian Freewill vs Determinism. Here is that conversation: Linda Johnson, I think you have missed my point about how events are interrelated with one another. The point isn’t whether God can determine such events. The point is whether God can determine events in isolations from other events in a timeline. It is actually ironic that you have been espousing a sort of fatalism. You make end events irrelevant to the events in between that bring it about. This is because you are isolating events from their historical setting that … Continue reading Libertarian Fatalist