When “God Lied” Means “There Is No God”
Within Christian theism, a lying god is not a damaged version of the true God. He is another being. A doctrine which requires divine falsehood denies the only…
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God, That Cannot Lie
Divine truthfulness is not a habit God might suspend. Scripture identifies the living God as the one who cannot lie, cannot deny himself, and performs every promise he…
Open record →An Atheistic Argument and an Inconsistent Christian
A doctrine may deny the God of Scripture in its necessary consequence while its advocate sincerely professes Christian faith. The contradiction must be described without concealment or slander.
Open record →Who Drew the Flight Path?
A grave doctrinal conclusion is only as sound as the route used to reach it. Exact entailment requires the proposition, definitions, premises, warrants, and possible exits to be…
Open record →A Claim Cannot Disown What It Entails
Necessary consequences belong to a claim even when its advocate has never intended or welcomed them. Careful argument separates entailment from tendency, association, and rhetoric.
Open record →The Wheels on the Bus, the Plane, and the End of the Argument
A premise has consequences whether its advocate welcomes them or not. The opening article distinguishes professed intention from the fixed destination of a sound argument.
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