tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post7600305005727671902..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: Why Reppert Can't Unsolve Calvinist Solutions to Problems of EvilRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-66566395924662970312008-04-13T21:23:00.000-04:002008-04-13T21:23:00.000-04:00Paul,I finished my coursework in 2005 and have not...Paul,<BR/><BR/>I finished my coursework in 2005 and have not been on campus in over a year, so I am sorry I don't know your friend. I am writing in Ohio these days, it seemed every time I'd go to the library it was a 3 hour conversation, but no studying...so it was more productive to do research away from campus.<BR/><BR/>As to "perfect goodness" yes it is not omnibenevolent, yet it is still a weasel word that allows him to import his own meaning which again is him playing god as far as I am concernedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-19872116070149901652008-04-13T20:38:00.000-04:002008-04-13T20:38:00.000-04:00David,One more thing, Reppert says "perfectly good...David,<BR/><BR/>One more thing, Reppert says "perfectly good," not "onibenevolent." Thus if we grant that God is good, then since he is not imperfectly good, he must be perfectly good. This doesn't entail any suspect undersatnding of "omnibenevolent" that I can see.Errorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615233201833238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-77481825565789402982008-04-13T11:38:00.000-04:002008-04-13T11:38:00.000-04:00Archshrk,Unnecessary evil is superfluous evil. Nec...Archshrk,<BR/><BR/>Unnecessary evil is superfluous evil. Necessary evil had to happen, unecessary evil didn't. No need for it. It's saying that there is no gratuitous evil.Errorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615233201833238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-78947493691897895472008-04-13T11:27:00.000-04:002008-04-13T11:27:00.000-04:00Seems to me that P2 is the weak link in the argume...Seems to me that P2 is the weak link in the argument. <BR/><BR/>1) How is <I>unnecessary</I> evil different from <I>necessary</I> evil?<BR/><BR/>2) Who says there would be no evil? If it weren't for evil, how would we learn about grace and forgiveness?archshrkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05692804883679708643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-70981844698783482292008-04-13T10:24:00.000-04:002008-04-13T10:24:00.000-04:00Hi David,Good points. I guess I'd have to see how ...Hi David,<BR/><BR/>Good points. I guess I'd have to see how he defines "omnibene", but the killer for him is P2, so I went with that.<BR/><BR/>Btw, I saw that you are in the Ph.D. prgram TEDS. My friend is trying to get into the PH.D. program there also and he is taking some doctoral classes with Vanhoozer (and others) at the moment. You'd know him by his initials, J.K.? If you do, tell him I said hi.Errorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615233201833238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-54796954635902342932008-04-13T06:56:00.000-04:002008-04-13T06:56:00.000-04:00His syllogism includes the old canard of the "omn...His syllogism includes the old canard of the "omnibenevolent God" which I have yet to find in Scripture, but in the arguments of many who think that this is the Achilles Heal of Calvinism. <BR/><BR/>I think this rationalist premise is the source of going astray in many of these POE discussions. Moreover, he has set himself up as knowing archetypal theology as opposed to the ectypal theology of us mere humans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-65633070540673657792008-04-13T00:30:00.000-04:002008-04-13T00:30:00.000-04:00Haha, that made me laugh.Thanks. I forgot about th...Haha, that made me laugh.<BR/><BR/>Thanks. I forgot about the archives. Woops!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16854131841713405200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-67720930226075081472008-04-12T22:11:00.000-04:002008-04-12T22:11:00.000-04:00Lucas, here's a lesson: Don't use bad arguments on...Lucas, here's a lesson: Don't use bad arguments on Calvinists.<BR/><BR/>Also, if you search the archives, you'll note a plethora of "teaching" and "lesson" posts.Errorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615233201833238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-60039625062972849982008-04-12T22:03:00.000-04:002008-04-12T22:03:00.000-04:00This is just a side note I thought of while readin...This is just a side note I thought of while reading this, but could you guys do some just plain teaching stuff as well as rebuttals to people. The arguments are a great source to learn from but a regular "lesson" if you will could be nice, too. =)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16854131841713405200noreply@blogger.com