Monthly Archives: May 2008

Mary, Queen of…..the Nile?

Yesterday my Roman Catholic friends celebrated the supposed Crowning of Mary as Queen of Heaven. Having just heard the entire service, I’m made once again to wonder just why it is that Romanists deny that they pray to Mary, why they deny that they hold Mary to be the functional equivalent of a Fourth member

Oy Vey!

An enthusiastic friend of mine sent out a letter with the following in it: The Chosen Most are invited, but only some are picked out of the crowd. Is it our free will or God’s election? God calls everyone and gives them the power to respond—but to be chosen, we must respond to the call,

Lessons in Moral Epistemology for Philosophers

(Interlude III)

God punishes improper responses to His Word by binding His enemies to false beliefs and false explanations of things. I am not sure what you mean by that… (view full text of question in comments section – Interlude II – Credo) Speaking of knowing: Do I know your name? If not, level the field for

Lessons in Moral Epistemology for Philosophers

(Interlude II)

“And to the immoral and wicked, each day brings into clearer relief the relationship between ethics and epistemology.” Interesting remark. Can you expound on how epistemology and ethics are related? I have followed your stuff before and I don’t remember this emphasis. What do you mean by epistemology? Are you speaking in the Van Til

Lessons in Moral Epistemology for Philosophers

(Interlude I)

There are limits to everything. Aren’t there? Well, there used to be. Or so it seemed. But I can’t tell if there are any still in place. And, I wonder, if there are limits, what they might be? Every sunrise brings new reasons to believe Leonard Cohen was in an inspired, prophetic estate when he