This is part of a collection of rebuttals, responses, and replies. See the index. Analyzing the axioms of sola scriptura and sola ecclesia. This post in a response to Jack at Sigma Frame. For context, see the comments at “Are Common-Law Marriages the most Biblical?” Axioms The quotations Sola scriptura is the …
This is a quick response to this comment. The RCC and Orthodox positions on matrimony do vary to a degree that matters. Although they do have the same 7 sacraments and agreed upon apostolic succession… [..] The last true ecumenical council occurred in 787 AD, 267 years before the great …
Earlier this year, I asked “Are Arguments from Authority Fallacious?” The answer to the question is practically always—but not absolutely—“Yes.” I engage in many different hot-button online debates, such as Roman Catholicism vs Protestantism, Evolution, Global Climate Change, and SARS-CoV-2. Almost inevitably someone will cite their favorite set of expert …