Determinism and Skepticism

It is sometimes stated that Determinism entails skepticism. That is presented by certain libertarians to undermine one’s confidence in Calvinism. It seems that they have a problem with accidental beliefs. Here was the response of Hays to Spencer Toy on this problem: Spencer Toy said: As William Lane Craig has stated, once a person embraces determinism of any sort a strange vertigo sets in. One very well may believe true things, but only because they’ve already been determined to believe those things just as much as their opponents have been determined to believe false things. In such a system, nothing can be … Continue reading Determinism and Skepticism

Ye are gods

I wasn’t going to comment on the Leighton Flowers free will debate but I didn’t expect him to say the things he did. Overall the debate was a train wreck; both sides were trying to preach rather than debate. I wanted, however, to comment on two things I noticed in the debate. First, Dr. Flowers said the following in his closing statements: We say people make determinations in the same mysterious way God chose to create “ex nihlio [sic]”: he created something from nothing. We can’t explain exactly how he does that; nobody can explain how God creates something from … Continue reading Ye are gods

Multi-Valued Logic, Liar Paradox and Presuppositional Apologetics

http://choosinghats.org/2012/12/pat-mefford-on-liar-paradox-and-titus-1-12-13a-again/ https://bcaskins.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/the-liar-paradox-and-presuppositional-apologetics-3-a-final-reply-to-patrick-mefford/ https://bcaskins.wordpress.com/2013/01/05/the-liar-paradox-and-presuppositional-apologetics-4-defending-classical-logic/ Continue reading Multi-Valued Logic, Liar Paradox and Presuppositional Apologetics

Reformation500

It is the 500th anniversary of the day Martin Luther is credited with accidentally starting the Reformation by producing his 95 theses. Ligionier: Reformation 500 Celebration Alpha and Omega Ministries: The Reformation Today, and Then The Lollards More Reformation history Reformation Conference: Dr. Michael Kruger: Sola Scriptura: The Foundation for the Reformation, the Church, and All of Life Kevin DeYoung: Sola Fide: Why the World Desperately Wants the Doctrine of Justification (But Doesn’t Realize It Yet) Dr. James Anderson: Sola Gratia: The Glorious Offense of God’s Gospel Grace Blair Smith: Solus Christus: Against the Idol Making Factory Dr. Derek Thomas: … Continue reading Reformation500