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Politicon Debate: Carlson vs. Uygur

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At the recent Politicon conference cult meeting thing, Cenk Uygur and Tucker Carlson had a debate. I will take selective statements that I think represents issues with each position presented. They start with the issue of immigration and Tucker is asked first about the issue. Carlson distinguishes the issue of moral and political obligations. While a nation may be not obligated to immigrants it is obligated to enforce the laws of the land and to the citizens of their respective country. Cenk uses the example of Nazis and Jewish migrants when the United States turned Jewish ships away and thus Jews were … Continue reading Politicon Debate: Carlson vs. Uygur

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John 3:16

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The Calvinist kryptonite has fallen upon us. The chapter and verse in which causes the terrible Calvinist to shutter in their boots. Dr. James Anderson: John 3:16 Teaches Limited Atonement Brian Abasciano on John 3:16 Dr. James White/Alan Kurshner: Radio Free Geneva: Calvinism’s Gospel Tautology Refuted Does John 3:16 Debunk Calvinism? A Short Reply to Brian Abasciano on John 3:16 Triablogue: What does Jn 3:16 mean? Carson on cosmos When salvation fails to save Whoever Demonstrative love For God so loved the kosmos For God so loved the world Arminian prooftexts James Gibson: For God so loved the world: A … Continue reading John 3:16

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Calvinism and the Problem of Evil

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Posting on behalf of Josh Smith, a.k.a Calvinist Klein Since I finished the latest book on my current topic of personal study, I decided to take a break by reading this, which has been on the shelf for 2 years or more. Daniel Johnson made a very interesting observation when looking at the different options of free will/compatibilism available to the Calvinist: “First, Calvinist compatibilism about free will: Calvinists can accept many of the compatibilist theories of free will on offer in the literature today. Jonathan Edwards’ Freedom of the Will, according to which an action is free just in case … Continue reading Calvinism and the Problem of Evil

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Is Jesus a Compatibilist?

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For the sake of your sanity, don’t watch the video. Leighton discusses his debate with Matt Slick and how he doesn’t fully understand Matt Slick’s argument. Leighton’s case for years has been that Libertarian freedom is a necessary condition for moral culpability. The ironic thing is Leighton said he was fine with Jesus being a human that was under determinism. But that entails that Christ wasn’t responsible for any of his actions. Even worse for Leighton’s worldview is that none of Christ actions are praiseworthy or blameworthy given his presuppositions. But if Leighton thinks Libertarian freedom is only a sufficient condition for … Continue reading Is Jesus a Compatibilist?

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Eric Hernandez on Presuppositionalism

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Eric Hernandez went on Soteriology101 to discuss Calvinism and presuppositionalism. It wasn’t a very interesting podcast. So, I’ll state a few brief things about it and won’t waste much time about it. 1. Hernandez is simply ignorant of the actual presuppositionalists view of the role of evidence in apologetics. He thinks Van Tilians are against evidence and even quips “Elijah didn’t read Van Til”. Dr. James Anderson stated in an article about “Frequently Encountered Misconceptions of Van Til”: 1. Van Til rejected the use of evidence in apologetics [A] minority of evangelicals continues to support retrenchment and isolationism. […] Not … Continue reading Eric Hernandez on Presuppositionalism

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Eternality101

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Leighton Flowers, when pushed on the issue of whether foreknowledge is compatible with Libertarian freedom, appeals to Dr. William Lane Craig on the issue where many philosophers make a modal mistake. The issue with that response from Leighton is to assume that that is the only way Calvinist could argue for determinism is invoking the issue of necessity. But take the following argument: If God timelessly knows the past, then God’s knowledge of the past is unalterable, in which case the past is unalterable. If God timelessly knows the future, then God’s knowledge of the future is unalterable, in which case the future … Continue reading Eternality101