Posted on 03/21/2024 9:27:37 PM PDT by Morgana
Honestly, I “nevah hoid of da bum.”
“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.”
This is the definition of trolling. Obscene.
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Frequently viewed as evangelicalism’s foremost Christian apologist, William Lane Craig’s name is most often associated with his ministry organization Reasonable Faith, the name of his most famous book and also weekly podcast.
He's been around quite a while and for the longest time he was the "go-to" philosopher/theologian/apologist for Evangelical Christians when they were looking for rational answers about the Bible. He has seemed to have fallen out of favor of late, especially after he took he took a controversial (and arguably heretical) view of the nature of Christ.
He was a one trick pony in the debates, using a Lincoln-Douglas style point-counterpoint-fall method that gave many the impression that he ‘won’ those debates.
He's a Biblical determinist who has said some other dumb things like “animals don’t feel pain”.
He got pwned in his debate with Shelly Kagan, which was the only time I saw him completely out of his element and unable to respond with his usual tricks.
This guy used to be a famous Protestant apologist— I (a Catholic) had heard of him.
His logic seems unhinged. If one must be baptized or believe in God to be saved, how does he think babies get to go to Heaven? Do people get to go to Heaven if they die before a certain age and then they have to be saved, or how does it work?
Just another heretic. They’re a dime a dozen these days.
He describes himself as a philosopher who practices apologetics. Rarely uses scripture.
He seems to be wobbling further from scripture.
“FReepers who is this guy?”
An idiot. By his logic, every murderer is doing his victim(s) some great favor.
I have four daughters. Had I gone berserk and murdered them as children, I would be considered a hero dad who sent them straight to heaven?
This guy is more a kook than apologist for the faith. Depressing.
I once respected Craig. But this is bonkers.
For apologetics people should stick with Gary Habermas or old time writers such as Arnold Lunn.
Scripture says that a) one must confess that Jesus is the son of God, and place ones life in his hands; 2) for the non-Christian, one must follow the laws/rules of ones own religion; c) one must be free of sin.
For c, the question is at what point one can make a willful choice to disobey God's laws. Only God knows when one becomes responsible for ones own decisions, but I don't think the unborn are capable.
The above is only my opinion, based on my own study.
The man is a collossal idiot.
He just made the case for every kind of murder. He further made the case to murder every child becore its born.
We can always ask how they would feel if we killed them in the same way a baby was killed in an abortion.
They choose between (without anesthesia) being ripped limb from limb, thrown into a vat of caustic material, or having a hole drilled into their heads and having their brains sucked out.
Then they can see what a great good it is for themselves. I’m sure they wouldn’t mind.
Ok, I can understand the logic there.
But now I have another question: regarding your second point, “2) for the non-Christian, one must follow the laws/rules of ones own religion,” seriously? Some religions aren’t so great, like the Aztec religion which required a *lot* of human sacrifice.
Is there a Scdiptural reference for this?
You know the old saying:
If your religion is worth killing for,
please start with yourself.
Alex O’Connor will find himself at the judgement seat and be told, “Alex, where you’re going, it will be hot but, don’t worry, it won’t harm you.”
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