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Those are relevant questions, and it's for this reason that I lean a lot more toward Epistemology in treating with the conceptual environs of "Knowledge" rather than toward the more metaphysically laden concept of "Truth," particularly when the theological term 'revelation' is brought into the...

It is worth it, but many here think they have "God's Truth" already and that THAT is the only 'kind' of truth there is or that is needed. Which then causes an instance shutdown on any further epistemological deliberations ... Anyway, I appreciate your thoughtful OP and I'd think that a bit of...

Preflood cultures? ... you're using Sodom and Gomorrah as your metaphorical "type," so I'm kind of lost with what it is you're wanting to hone in on. Are we talking about Ethics, or Politics, or Science? Sources please? A bigger version? Do you mean to refer to something along the line of...

That's ok. I didn't say they were.

Again, my apologies for any misunderstanding. So, in your historical estimation, when do you think "the Christian Church" began to be unsupportive of woke ideals?

Understood. But I was attempting to refer more to your second statement in your last post rather than your first statement. My apologies. I should have been more clear on that.

... would it be too much for me to ask that you qualify your semantics in a more precise way? Thanks.

Owl eyes???

I hate to say it, but it looks like your attempt to do real Philosophy in the Philosophy section isn't going over so well ... Folks here don't really care much about live epistemological issues.

... I didn't say I disagree. I merely asked why you think you should address this in the secular leaning forum? It's not as if non-Christians and/or Ex-Christians are going to concede or bother to talk about it much.

There goes my existentialism .... :D

There's always a "repeat" of this sort of thing everywhere and all the time. But I'm not sure why you'd ask this in a particular forum where many of the people posting don't think we need to address society in a way befitting Jonathan Edwards.

It's good to hear you're back. And no, it's not much of a surprise as to why many are stepping away from formal church gatherings.

Oh, you didn't offend me. When I referred to my being "bugged" by the association you mildly made, it was simply that when I see an error in historical association being alluded to as a historical fact, my analytic and historical sensibilities flare up because in my philosophical outlook on...

Yes, Greg Koukl is right in saying that the study of Biblical Exegesis (and Hermeneutics) is very important in how we attempt to assess the meaning(S) of the Bible. That's always a good thing to consider, for sure!

Hey Chris! Don't get too disheartened over all of this. There are some here, like myself, who feel similarly to you about how it is we can believe and have faith. You're not an oddball.

FD, let's not perpetuate the misconstrual between two competing "Restorationist" movements of the 1800s. While I no longer directly associate and identify with the Disciples of Christ/Christian Church/Church of Christ, it still bugs me when I see hints that all of this is somehow historically...

My comment wasn't aimed at the topic of gun ownership. Maybe where you are it is.

I'm familiar with Alex O'Conner as I am with dozens of atheists, but I think his softer stance as you call it is more or less an Oxfordian comportment. I agree that the 'New Atheism' of the Four Horsemen of Dawkins, Harris, Dennett and Hitchens has been somewhat replaced by the younger...

... of course people need to repent of their sins. I said nothing to the contrary. What I did say was focused on the importance of how we, as Christians, need to be loving and helpful to those who are still living in sin and/or trying to find their way out of whatever deep-seated darkness they...