Here is an error that is unfortunately common. It happens when a person says there can be no such thing as truth because truth is difficult to discern. In short, people caught between claims about what is true in some particular situation adopt uncritically a spirit of relativism toward truth in general. This approach is […]
A Common Mistake of Skeptical Theism
Some of what skeptical theists offer can be useful in responding to the problem of pain, but here is one common mistake. It is not right to say UNQUALIFIED that God allows evil/sin for the sake of some greater aesthetic-dramatic quality of the universe, even if we cannot see from our finite-limited perspective what the […]
Possibly, Abortion is Evil. Therefore, One Should Be Pro-Life.
Watch this debate between pro-life advocate Stephanie Gray and abortionist Malcolm Connors. If you can’t decide who made the more compelling case (though it should be obvious), see my “symmetry-breaking” argument below. Possibly, abortion is evil. Therefore, one should be pro-life. Possibly, abortion is evil. Support: Many pro-choice advocates argue abortion isn’t something anybody *wants […]
Lockdowns Are Not The Solution and Gyms Are Not The Problem
Update (2/15/2023): This post has definitely stood the test of time. Not only do my original positions remain untouched but have only become further evidenced since I first published this article. There is no way around it: the response to COVID was an unmitigated disaster. As for updates, there is much that could be said […]
God’s Impassibility and Knowledge of Sin
God’s impassibility and knowledge of sin. It is a difficult but ultimately unavoidable question: How God knows sin when God is ontologically simple, absolutely sovereign, perfectly good, and the universal cause of everything else that exists. Tensions arise between these commitments, forcing us to discern where the fallacies lie, and demonstrate, if we can, that […]