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Robot Theology / Puppet Theology
When one engages in Reformed Apologetics in the blogosphere (or in the Internet in general) one is bound to encounter the objection: Reformed Theology/Calvinism/Predestination/etc. “makes men into robots/puppets/etc.” These unoriginal (by now) objections have been rebutted many times. Nevertheless, this post will present a very brief rebuttal. 1) Rebuttal 1 – When the objection is…
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Word Use / Selective Quotation / Other Fun
In this recent post (link), lay Roman Catholic apologist Dave Armtrong spends a significant amount of time and space defending his action in labeling someone using a term that once meant “donkey” but has become mild vulgarity. Rather than just say that “I meant “donkey,” not the other thing,” Dave devotes a post to providing…
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Why I am not an Evidentialist/Romanist
Here’s a great example of why I am not an Evidentialist, Quasi-Evidentialist, or – for that matter – Romanist: (link). The portion of the post of interest is the account of the people who were tricked into thinking that they had been legally married when, in fact, they had not. Our senses are generally reliable,…
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Martyrdom Follow-Up
Avid readers of the news may recall the kidnap of many, and martyrdom of a few, South Korean professing Christians. This news report (link) suggests that the primary criminal responsible must now come before the Father to answer for the deaths of his children. I would not want to be in his place, and I…
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William Lane Craig's Middle Knowledge
William Lane Craig’s “Middle Knowledge, Truth-Makers, and the ‘Grounding Objection’” A Reformed Critique The present author is in the process of responding to William Lane Craig’s (WLC’s) book, “The Only Wise God.” In the process, however, it seems as though it would be useful to focus on the topic of the final chapter of that…
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William Lane Craig’s Middle Knowledge
William Lane Craig’s “Middle Knowledge, Truth-Makers, and the ‘Grounding Objection’” A Reformed Critique The present author is in the process of responding to William Lane Craig’s (WLC’s) book, “The Only Wise God.” In the process, however, it seems as though it would be useful to focus on the topic of the final chapter of that…