One of the main ways we can reduce the acrimony in our society is to stop proposing that government should solve all our problems. Specifically, regardless of our political orientation, we should shy away from “coercive legislation,” that is, laws that either prohibit or fund...
One of my favorite atheist philosophers is Graham Oppy, Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean of Research at Monash University and Associate Editor of the Australasian Journal of Philosophy. Having read (and reread) the opening to his awesome book, Arguing About Gods, I wanted to...
Author James K.A. Smith is a bit of an anomaly to me – a Pentecostal, Reformed philosopher with impeccable intellectual credentials and mindbendingly erudite prose that presents profound ideas for the thinker. In short, I love this guy. In his award winning Desiring the Kingdom,...
One of the toughest and best challenges to the Christian faith is commonly called The Problem of Evil. Simply stated as as syllogism: If God created everything Then God created evil Therefore, God can not be all good because evil originated with Him Of course,...
This post is part of a series. Of the three philosophical arguments marshaled in this series in support of Conditionalism, the argument from proportional, finite justice is the most powerful, if not most important. However, it is critical to understand the case against the Traditional view from this...
This post is part of a series. In Part 1, I introduced the idea that, in addition to scriptural arguments in support of Conditional Immortality (CI), we must also secondarily, but importantly, evaluate CI from a philosophic point of view. Here’s an overview. The Three Major...
This post is part of a series. One way to state the ethos of the Christian story would be to state it in terms of the creation, fall, redemption, and the final judgement of man. The form that the final judgement takes in Christianity is that...
Was doing some reading today, and came across the word “assertoric,” which forced me to the dictionary. As it turns out, it is a word typically used in philosophy, and I found the definition below. What is notable about it is not just the interesting...
