One of the core doctrines of Roman Catholicism is that of Infallibility. It is quite common for Catholics to tell Protestants that they do not understand Infallibility because they are not Catholics. This is the genetic fallacy. The reality is that Protestants understand infallibility better than Roman Catholics do. Yes, …
Irenaeus After I posted Part 6: Irenaeus of Lyons, Timothy Kauffman posted a fantastic Twitter thread here that does a great job summarizing the issues. I’ve imported the thread in its entirety here, while adding links, explicit citations and references, and other markup. I’ve also added some of my own commentary at the end. …
This is part of a series on patriarchy, headship, and submission. See this index. Let’s continue where “An Analysis of Genesis 3:16” left off, this time discussing the comments of prolific commentor, thedeti. His comments are illustrative of some common arguments that I’ve seen. Intermingled Context Thedeti begins his exegesis …
This is part of a series on patriarchy, headship, and submission. See this index. In “Headship: Authority or Preeminence?“, we reviewed the evidence and concluded that the Greek word for ‘head’ (kephalē) has the sense of preeminence or firstness. As shown in “Sanctified Marriage: Part 5“, the meaning of ‘head’ …
In March, 2019, David Gudeman wrote a post on his blog entitled ‘You Are Using the World “Logic” Wrong‘. “..one so often sees random internet blowhards holding forth ignorantly on the topic of logic: what logic says, what logic requires, what logic assumes, when it is clear that other than hearing …
Every once in a while there is a discussion on morality and ethics that leads to a crystal clear outcome. One of my favorites is the essay by Free Northerner entitled “Abortion, Tomlinson, and Moral Midgets.” Another began when Matt Walsh posed a fairly standard-sounding moral dilemma on Twitter: This …
Atheist Bob Seidensticker was once asked by a Christian apologetics blogger what evidence he would require to convince him that God exists. He flipped the question around and asked himself what his best reasons were for being an atheist—believing that there is no God. The result was 25 pro-atheistic reasons. …
Recently Christian apologist Wintery Knight made the claim that Iran is a threat. To America, Iran is a threat because it possesses the power to take lives and cause suffering. But, is Iran a threat to Christians? “Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep …
This is part of a series on Roman Catholicism. See this index. During the Q&A segment of the debate between Catholic Tim Staples and Reformed Baptist James White, Staples claimed that the validity of the Jewish canon required sacred tradition outside of the canon itself. This claim requires that the words of …
I recently had the pleasure of a direct conversation with Athiest Bob Seidensticker. I previously wrote a two part refutation of his article on DNA-as-software, but had never had any direct interaction with the man. This time around the discussion has centered around a common theist/atheist sticking point: What would …