tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post8997565772594705620..comments2023-10-03T10:53:51.102-04:00Comments on Next Generation Evangelistic Network: The Faulty Logic of Deconstructing ChristianityDr. Terry Dorsetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05964444127928103488noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-13307060745261961002009-11-03T22:38:43.512-05:002009-11-03T22:38:43.512-05:00I have always thought these objections were based ...I have always thought these objections were based on reasoning. But I can see why you would think they are based on feelings since so many people who oppose Christianity are filled with anger. I wonder if it is possible to have an honest discussion about these things without either side getting angry?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-1049628218189922712009-10-25T18:37:26.731-04:002009-10-25T18:37:26.731-04:00Thanks for info. I am reading George Barna's &...Thanks for info. I am reading George Barna's "The Seven Faith Tribes". It's very revealing.Jimmy McCalebnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-79635096827787930762009-10-25T08:10:47.545-04:002009-10-25T08:10:47.545-04:00Your conclusion on Dr. Botham's link really ma...Your conclusion on Dr. Botham's link really makes me think. Still not sure I agree with you, but it does force me to stop and consider your perspective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-66564294190975650232009-10-24T16:30:17.726-04:002009-10-24T16:30:17.726-04:00What an excellent review. Thanks Terry.What an excellent review. Thanks Terry.Bill Rigsbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-46816007627153736362009-10-24T07:56:16.890-04:002009-10-24T07:56:16.890-04:00I encourage you to read this thought provoking art...I encourage you to read this thought provoking article:<br />http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/2006/11/27/deluded-dawkinsDr. Terry Dorsettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-85250812067804805242009-10-23T20:43:31.234-04:002009-10-23T20:43:31.234-04:00We live in a sad world and it seems so much is bas...We live in a sad world and it seems so much is based on non truths of what real Christianity really is. How sad. I am thankful too that I have a strong foundation in the real Truth, God's Word and a church who teachs this truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-70616764269933393242009-10-23T20:27:08.510-04:002009-10-23T20:27:08.510-04:00Logic is okay I guess, but I have experienced God....Logic is okay I guess, but I have experienced God. You can argue about all the logic you want, but I know God is real because I have experienced His power in my life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-83787870410078754382009-10-23T20:13:43.453-04:002009-10-23T20:13:43.453-04:00You guys are deep. Glad there are smart people to ...You guys are deep. Glad there are smart people to figure all this stuff out for us little people.Simple Christiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-22081896522518005472009-10-23T19:42:56.664-04:002009-10-23T19:42:56.664-04:00Thad,
Thanks for your input. I went to the link an...Thad,<br />Thanks for your input. I went to the link and read your more sophisticated version. Deeep stuff. Two key issues with your flow of logic listed on your link is that it leaves out the "love" factor of God and the "free will" factor of people. When you put the two together, you have to add this point in somewhere along the way in your arguement:<br /><br />Because God is a God of love, He allows people to have free will. If He did not let them have free will, they would be essentially robots, and you can't love a robot. But once a God of love allows humans to have free will, then the "perfect" world in which God would like us to live suddenly devolves to something less perfect. That less perfect world has many evil elements, which come from the choices that humans make due to their free will.<br /><br />Does an all powerful God have the power to remove evil from the world? YES!<br /><br />But will HIs love allow HIm to remove evil? No<br /><br />Why? because that would make us robots and you can't love a robot<br /><br />Therefore God, in HIs love for us, allows us to make our own choices, which are often wrong. God then spends considerable energy trying to help us get back to where we need to be, which is in a love relationship with Him.<br /><br />What do you think? Can you work that into your philosophical arguement?Dr. Terry Dorsettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-12781054625984591832009-10-23T19:39:59.727-04:002009-10-23T19:39:59.727-04:00Thank you for including me among your readers. The...Thank you for including me among your readers. The last little argument you cited gets to the heart of why many find embracing God irrational. I don't think, however, that the argument needs to rely on our feelings. I think we can do a better job outlining the skeptic's reasons for rejecting a good and all-powerful Creator. So I posted a different, more sophisticated, version of this problem of evil in my notes, should you want to look it over.<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=313426970332#/notes.php?id=549939648Dr. Thad Bothamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-85909413166817094452009-10-23T18:41:21.530-04:002009-10-23T18:41:21.530-04:00I agree with you 100% Terry.I agree with you 100% Terry.Bob Campbellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-35026142536073211932009-10-23T16:58:34.846-04:002009-10-23T16:58:34.846-04:00I like these ideas.I like these ideas.Charles Mucahynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-4445001350025718552009-10-23T09:31:16.782-04:002009-10-23T09:31:16.782-04:00They want to get rid of any kind of judgment becau...They want to get rid of any kind of judgment because they do not want to feel guilty for their actions. But the law of God is written on our hearts and people who have never been to church still feel guilt over their sin. So their efforts to eliminate their guilt will not work apart from Christ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-55715428404436606912009-10-23T09:07:32.552-04:002009-10-23T09:07:32.552-04:00Just finished a paper on religious pluralism, thei...Just finished a paper on religious pluralism, their solution is to nullify hell and the judgment. America is becoming very anti-Christian rather quickly.Allen Burnsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-82263144516466988802009-10-22T23:21:39.291-04:002009-10-22T23:21:39.291-04:00Do you wonder if anti-religious people had some ki...Do you wonder if anti-religious people had some kind of bad experience with religion? Like maybe they were abused by a priest or something like that? It seems that something must have happened to make them turn away from God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-53355297546657429502009-10-22T22:05:32.795-04:002009-10-22T22:05:32.795-04:00I've read some of those books. They are filled...I've read some of those books. They are filled with half truths and distortions. Thanks for articulating these points so well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-64769126576743617332009-10-22T21:38:51.617-04:002009-10-22T21:38:51.617-04:00Postmodernism = a departure from reality.Postmodernism = a departure from reality.Jace Kirkmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-69418375299366938282009-10-22T21:29:49.797-04:002009-10-22T21:29:49.797-04:00pretty well said, there, Terry.pretty well said, there, Terry.Kirby Winsteadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-12609717319629413932009-10-22T21:29:02.926-04:002009-10-22T21:29:02.926-04:00I like this.I like this.Kathleen Keltynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-40248491233392951852009-10-22T21:28:38.402-04:002009-10-22T21:28:38.402-04:00I like this.I like this.Mark Mitchellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-10841674033882336742009-10-22T21:28:00.698-04:002009-10-22T21:28:00.698-04:00Well said. I pity that these people do not know re...Well said. I pity that these people do not know real peace and the satisfaction of a life in Christ.Jane Bryant McConnellnoreply@blogger.com