General posts that are not about any topic in particular.
Today we’re going to skip ahead to the sixth post in Jack’s series on Gnosticism. I want to pause here to note that Jack wrote this series in 2021, when I was still commenting at Sigma Frame and the there was a somewhat different group of readers and commenters. Later, …
In Part 3 of our series, we’ll be discussing the third article that Jack @ Sigma Frame wrote about Gnosticism. This should be interesting. Trait #1 First, Gnostic philosophy was influenced by Platonism—especially that of Middle Platonism—which was prevalent during the first few centuries AD. Gnosticism borrowed the concept of …
In Part 2 of our series, we’ll be discussing the second article that Jack @ Sigma Frame wrote about Gnosticism. Gnosticism As I mentioned in “Gnosticism,” one cannot approach Gnosticism in the same way you would approach other religions, expecting there to be denominations that differ only in theology. The categories …
I’ve been discussing Gnosticism in “Gnosticism” (as it pertains to Radix Fidem) and “Gnosticism, The Trinity, and the Dialectical Method” (as part of my series on the Trinity). In the comment section, Bruce Charlton wrote: This largely conforms to what I discussed here throughout 2024. See how closely this matches …
From time to time I like to highlight how people believe all sorts of wrong things because they overemphasize and generalize their personal anecdotal experiences. Here is one simple, seemingly unimportant example: I think that Oscar has never attended the Pennsylvania Farm Show or an indoor Rodeo (see the picture?). He’s probably …
Over at James Attebury’s blog, he has written “Part 16: The Trinity in Hebrews” in his series against David K. Bernard’s “The Oneness of God.” There he repeated the same error that he made in “Part 11: John 1:1” regarding the prologue of John’s Gospel. This is the same claim …
I recently wrote “The Eucharist, Redux #6: AI Apologist” which highlighted the pitfalls of AI when it comes to apologetics. But my warnings… …apply to any topic. When it comes to programming questions, StackOverflow has been the go to source for programmers for a long time. It contains answers to …
This is part of a series. See part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, and part 5. Note: links will go live upon publication. So far in this series, we’ve both expressed and received criticism. Whether any of it has been constructive or not is a matter of perspective. …
This is part of a series. See part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, and part 6. Note: links will go live upon publication. I have written extensively on the topic of how Christians are not to resist evil. “Lying to Combat Lying” (2023-04-28) “Fighting Evil or Doing Good?” …
This is part of a series. See part 1, part 2, part 3, part 5, and part 6. Note: links will go live upon publication. Today’s constructive criticism pertains to the reading and use of scripture. Death Is Sleep The New Testament is full of references to what happens after …