RE: Apologetics open challenge
September 24, 2015 at 9:29 am
(This post was last modified: September 24, 2015 at 10:24 am by Neo-Scholastic.)
Robvalue, I think a formal debate would best serve to illustrate the robust nature of Thomas Aquinas’s Five Ways. Formal debate makes a better point by point comparison. And you will have the freedom to present your claims that somehow modern physics undermines these long-standing logical demonstrations.
The topic is complex. I expect posts to be long, so no word limit. I propose three rounds as follows:
Round 1: Initial arguments, due on 10/2/15
Round 2: Response to Initial arguments, due on 10/9/15
Round 3: Closing Statements, due on 10/16/15
I await your response; however, if you decline I will not consider it a sign of weakness or lack of courage, merely a recognition that we all have personal lives and that not everyone has the inclination to prepare long involved in-depth analysis of these types of issues. I respect your expressed preference for debating within an open thread. If you wish to pursue that route then I invite you to select one of the Five Ways and present your best objection to it now. I am also quite interested to know why you believe Thomism is inconsistent with quantum physics.
The topic is complex. I expect posts to be long, so no word limit. I propose three rounds as follows:
Round 1: Initial arguments, due on 10/2/15
Round 2: Response to Initial arguments, due on 10/9/15
Round 3: Closing Statements, due on 10/16/15
I await your response; however, if you decline I will not consider it a sign of weakness or lack of courage, merely a recognition that we all have personal lives and that not everyone has the inclination to prepare long involved in-depth analysis of these types of issues. I respect your expressed preference for debating within an open thread. If you wish to pursue that route then I invite you to select one of the Five Ways and present your best objection to it now. I am also quite interested to know why you believe Thomism is inconsistent with quantum physics.