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I did answer it! What are you even talking about? I've proven that you cannot even ask the question without presupposing that MY worldview is true! The very fact that you are here is PROOF that you are wrong! Further, reason is not just another biological function, like digestion or...

I know of no Open Theist who would ever suggest such a thing. There are plenty of Classical theists who would do so! Calvinists in particular very often believe that the TULIP is the very gospel itself! Biblically, however, all that is required to be saved is to believe the following things...

I've presented more than evidence, I've present proof! You seem too dull to have perceived it.

I'm spending my life right now calling you a liar! The worst kind of liar! The naive that lies to himself! You're not just a liar, you're a hypocrite. Throughout our entire exchange, which is all still right here for the entire world to read, I have been the one presenting actual arguments that...

Your answer would be the brain but the argument I've already presented proves that there's more to it. You ignoring the argument doesn't count as a rebuttal. Do you claim to base your life on reason or don't you, Avajs? If so, then on what basis do you ignore rational arguments that pertain...

Yes, I knew that already. Neither do I, except that I don't want to be perceived as taking credit for someone else's ideas. It's the ideas that matter, not who wrote them. Do you care about ideas? This sentence does not connect with what came before or after it. Still, you showing up to state...

By who's definition? By who's definition of "outside"? By who's definition of "purview"? By who's definition of "God"? Do you even care? Do such questions ever touch your mind at all?

It's their motive that I don't understand! Why even bother being a Christian in the first place if you're just going to ignore what God's word plainly says all over the place? And of all the weird things to get stuck on! What's the big deal if God changes His mind? (I know - immutability and all...

This has got to be the single most irrational gem of glaring stupidity posted on TOL in months! There's a crazy dude around here somewhere that thinks Noah's contemporaries invented viruses as a form of biological warfare. You've got him beat! I mean, you don't even do a convincing job of...

I don't doubt that there is a large contingent of very influential evil people in Holywood. That much is super clear. Maybe Hanks is one of them, I don't know. Something a character he was playing did, isn't enough for me to convict the guy on, that's all.

There's a lot of missing emojis.

@Avajs, There is another, just as compelling, reason to reject atheism as false. Atheists almost always embrace naturalism. Meaning that they believe that everything that exists can be explained solely by natural causes and laws, without any supernatural influence; that all reality is...

There's a clear cycle societies go through... A lack of resources yields hardship and hardship demands discipline, and necessity forces people to be rational. Rationality fosters virtue, and virtue strengthens society. As a result, prosperity follows. Prosperity in turn breeds comfort, comfort...

Well, that is more than just a little bit a matter of perspective. Jesus intended to return within the life time of some of His disciples. This means that Jesus' day was as it was in the days of Noah. Societal evil seems to ebb and flow. There have been several periods where evil has peaked...

The best information we have is that Hanks is Greek Orthodox. That is, the best information we have is that Hanks is at least a professing Christian. A silly liberal one to be sure, but a Christian none the less. He certainly was raised a Christian and identifies as a Christian. Further, the...

Not in quotes but that was certainly the point Jesus was making. Precisely! Whether or not He said it in manner that those around Him would understand isn't the point at all. The point is that He did, in fact, say it. Except for when Jesus said, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will...

Yeah, you're probably right. I had only just read about that Marcion guy a few weeks ago and thought that it would help prove the point.

In regard to the idea that Paul and his ministry and message was distinct from that of the other apostles, the teaching goes WAY WAY WAY further back that Darby! From Chat GPT.... The earliest known teaching that sees Paul as distinct from the other apostles and his ministry as separate from...

Last time I checked, the book of John was one of the gospels, right? Not only that, but there are four gospels for a reason. Matthew presents Jesus as King, Mark presents Jesus as servant, Luke presents Jesus as man and John's focus is on the fact that Jesus is God. The point being that it...

John 10:18 No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This command I have received from My Father.”