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I present rational arguments. If you find that offensive then I can't fix that. You are trying your best to land on my ignore list. It's more fun the way it is - for now. One of us being intellectually dishonest! The self-contradictory cannot be "answered", Frank! Except to point out that...

I was questioning you, Frank. It would not have been possible to deceive the Twelve. There is no question about that. It is a biblical fact. The question I'm asking you is why would they not have been vulnerable to Satan's deception? An absolute examination? What absolute are you referring to...

Do you not see that your interpretation of these unverifiable stories is indistinguishable from superstition? You list your religious affiliation as "Charismatic". I've had more than one charismatic believer tell me that Paul landed himself in prison because of a lack of faith. Their point...

I very much doubt that this was a real question. Seems more like trolling to me but.... Jesus was resurrected with a glorified human body, complete with the scares acquired during the crucifixion and there is good biblical evidence that we too will receive such a body. The possession of a...

Why would it not be possible to deceive the elect? It isn't because of some miracle fairy dust that God sprinkles on our heads. I agree! Just what does the phrase "deep consideration" mean to you? You'd have made a terrific Jew! The warning you're referring to was written to Jews, the Jews...

That's actually an accurate answer - albeit not in the way you intended. The answer is REASON!!! Conforming one's mind to the truth is the very definition of the term "rational". Conversely, being led astray from the truth is the very definition of the term "irrational". Why your answer is...

@jswauto, I appreciate the effort to share examples, but these stories actually highlight why I wrote what I did. Faith that rests on impressions, unverifiable anecdotes, or the assumption that every outcome is “God’s will” is not biblical faith. In fact, it is indistinguishable from pagan...

Guess what the one and only tool anyone has to successfully guard against being led astray from the truth (by whatever means)?

That's a laugh. The proper response would have been for you to prove me wrong by presenting the evidence you seem to think exists. I then would have proceeded to demonstrate how whatever it is you came up with isn't the evidence you think it is. This is the only way in which such a discussion...

No. I understand why you say this but it's born out of a conflation of two entirely different and not interchangeable concepts of time. The sort of time science is talking about isn't the same thing as what normal people are talking about when they discuss time. Scientists are talking about...

My intent was not to "call him a name" like I'm some 6th grade school boy, picking a fight in the school cafeteria. Psalm 49:10 For he sees wise men die; Likewise the fool and the senseless person perish, And leave their wealth to others. Psalm 92:6 A senseless man does not know, Nor does a...

No. (Not that proving a negative is even possible - which this "scientific" Catholic would have known had his objections to biblical truths been honest ones.) You are on my ignore list. As of right now.

I look forward to it.

Okay. Let's say someone believes in absolute divine immutability AND that God became a human man and died and rose from the dead with a new glorified human body complete with crucifixion scares that He hadn't ever had before and that He retains to this day and forever more. If you don't like...

Yes, it is 100% true. Changing the definition of the term "evolution" doesn't count as evidence for actual evolution. No, it absolutely does not. There is exactly ZERO evidence for evolution. It has never been observed nor could it ever be observed. It has become a fundamentally unfalsifiable...

Of course it is. I mean Jesus would have gotten banned, why not me! He's clearly a waste of time. I'll just put him on ignore and save everyone, including myself, the stress.

There is no evidence for either an old Earth or any sort of evolution whatsoever (theistic or otherwise). NONE! [Staff edit for rule violation] If God can't write scripture correctly, why would anyone trust Him with their eternal soul? If this is a lie.... Exodus 20:11 For in six days the...

You cannot detect a misuse of Scripture without sound reason. The point I am making is that Scripture does not trump reason. There is no such thing as an irrational truth. The Bible is a book, and like all books, it is language-based. Language itself is a rational construct. That means the...

I get it but they aren't assumptions. They're precepts not assumptions. I think the full extent of our disagreement on this particular point is semantic in nature. Whether it is or not, my primary point is that you cannot recognize assumptions, you cannot understand doctrines, you cannot read...

This is an excellent point! This post of yours, by the way, is without a doubt, the most substantive thing I've received in response to anything I've said in a very long time! Very good! There is no doubt that errors of logic can be made. It isn't even difficult to proceed on the basis of a...