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Author Archives: christopher fisher
augustine and his infatuation with the platonists
I have wrote before that Augustine only converted to Christianity after his mentor explained to him that the Bible could be taken figuratively and the Platonists were correct in their philosophy. Here are Augustine’s own words: Confessions, Book 6: 6. … Continue reading
Posted in Augustine, Calvinism, Church Fathers, Church History, God, Immutablility, Theology
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God does not demand human sacrifices
In Judges 11, there is a particular incident pointed to by Bible critics about God accepting a human sacrifice. Although the text may describe that, the best understanding is a conversion to perpetual virginity (not a human sacrifice): Jdg 11:30 … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Figures of Speech, Jewish History, Morality, Theology
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krugman loses all grasp of reality
From a recent post by Paul Krugman talking about Unemployment Insurance. As a background, Classical view states that if you pay someone to be unemployed, they will stay unemployed longer than otherwise. Here is Krugman: But if you follow right-wing … Continue reading
Posted in Econ 101, Economics, Labor, Leftists
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restraint of free will
From the Contemporary Calvinist: I find it strange that Arminians [substitute Open Theists] always focus on whether or not God actively causes men to sin. Why don’t they ever seem to be just as concerned about whether or not God … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Calvinism, God, Jewish History, Open Theism, Theology
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augustine embraced violence on his critics
From Augustine’s letter to Vincentius: 16. You now see therefore, I suppose, that the thing to be considered when any one is coerced, is not the mere fact of the coercion, but the nature of that to which he is … Continue reading
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how to have a rational discussion
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quotable quote on open theism
From twitter user nimberlake: “The future is not created yet. We create it together with God.” When a man wishes to marry a woman, the same theme applies. He sees her has building a future with him. He chooses her … Continue reading
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huffpo gets something right
From a post titled “5 Common Misconceptions About the Bible“: The character “Yahweh” in the Hebrew Bible should not be confused with the god of western theological speculation (generally referred to as “God”). The attributes assigned to “God” by post-biblical … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, God, Omniscience, Textual Criticism
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the historicity of the resurrection
From NT Wright’s Surprised by Hope. After talking about various alternative secular theories about Jesus, he writes: [W]e must at least note that the main alternative accounts, the revisionist proposals, lack explanatory power… But at this moment in the argument … Continue reading
Posted in Church History, History, Jesus
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the circumcision slaughter
In an odd Bible story, a Jewish woman is raped, her rapist wishes to marry her, the woman’s brothers demand that the rapist’s people be circumcised, and after they are all circumcised the brothers go in and kill them all: … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, History, Jewish History
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reality is not optional 