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It has the weight of all of the other passages of scripture that say that God isn't a first person witness to everything that happens and that He utilizes the testimony of others to know that something is happening in a particular place.... Genesis 3:9-11 – God asks Adam, “Where are you?” and...

No, definitely not! I do not know, in what sense. I don't even know that I'm right about it at all. It may well be entirely physical. I'm not sure there is sufficient biblical material to say with certainty either way. P.S. After posting what I said above, I was reading through one of my own...

I agree. The essay was produced by AI and so pulls from what might be called "main stream" open theistic thought, most of which tries to find ways to maintain as much of the Augustinian omni-doctrines as they can figure out a way to preserve. They typically say that God knows all future...

The rest can't be true without proving the "stupidity comment". And telling a stupid person that they're stupid on a public forum isn't for the benefit of the stupid person quite so much as it is for the rest of the audience. And stupidity SHOULD be dismissed and yes, it is an intentional...

Definitely so. Paul cannot have been the author of Hebrews. Arguments to the contrary are usually esoteric points about Greek grammatical constructs and such which are far from compelling on their own and which are all eclipsed entirely by the biblical evidence such as that which you point out...

Okay, you are definitely intentionally wasting my time. Good bye.

I can! And have been! But it wasn't because it was my opinion! Can you really not grasp the distinction?

I'm not angry but it is annoying to have to repeat myself like I'm talking to an idiot. Stupidity! What are you doing, just making this nonsense up as you go along or did you just fail to notice that what you are suggesting is that God is "sovereign" (by your definition) over salvation but not...

You are intentionally wasting my time. If this is the way you formulated your doctrine than you're worse than a fool, you're stupid. "Paul because of several grammatical differences most likely wrote Hebrews" would argue AGAINST him being the author not for it! It would need to say "Paul...

No! It is NOT my opinion! One of us is wrong, Bladerunner! Opinions do not work that way! You cannot be wrong about an opinion. The truth of an opinion is predicated on your preference. It is subjective, by definition. It matters because if Paul wrote Hebrews the entire bible is false. NO...

:confused: I'm confused. Did you say that right?

I don't think there is a direct answer. In other words, I don't think there is a specific class of evil things that "don't apply". The idea is simply that God does not have to be a first person witness to every evil act. There is no need for Him to be and there's no reason to think He would...

I sort of doubt that it's genetic or even that it's strictly a physical issue. Maybe it is but my intuition says otherwise. Seems like there's a definite spiritual aspect to it.

As is the case with many, if not most, of the proverbs, it is only generally true. The proverbs are "rules of thumb" not inviolate laws of nature. Another obvious example.... Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.

Holy Molly! It's a good thing you don't ask gigantic questions, because that would be annoying! Let me see if I can answer this without writing another 600+ word essay... Okay - I failed at keeping it short! Just note that it could be MUCH longer! You've asked me WHY I believe what I believe...

No, Bladerunner! You can say this as many times as you like but it doesn't make it so. Opinions are about personal preferences, not facts. Whether I prefer green beans over peas is a matter of opinion, but whether Paul wrote Hebrews is not, it’s a historical question. He either did or he...

So your doctrine in based on the statement of a British doctor about something that no one, regardless of what they believe about where the sin nature comes from, disagrees with. Brilliant! (As the Brittish like say!) This is blasphemy Doug! Jesus is GOD IN THE FLESH!!!!! No sin ever touched...

The doctrine of inherited sin, or the sin nature, is a central tenet of Christian theology. It raises the question of how sin is transmitted from generation to generation and whether Scripture supports the claim that it is passed specifically through the father rather than the mother. This essay...

So long as you understand that your disagreement doesn't do ANYTHING AT ALL to refute a syllable of what I presented.

As I told Nick a moment ago, my point in saying what I said was that an appeal to authority can be rejected as easily as it is excepted. In other words, "because so and so expert says so" isn't a real argument, it's just an attempt to use someone as a surrogate brain without having to bother...