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White v VanKleet debate

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I watched most of the debate, honestly VanKleet was completely under water here. That said, I have also read elsewhere that some see it as VanKleet "destroying" White....so I guess perception may be at work.
 
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I watched most of the debate, honestly VanKleet was completely under water here. That said, I have also read elsewhere that some see it as VanKleet "destroying" White....so I guess perception may be at work.
I’m not sure how that can even be said. Van Keeck just died on the cross examination. He just started preaching about something else every time he got tripped up.
 
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That mumbo-jumbo slide with Bayes’ Theorem was the official “jumping the shark” moment for me :grinning: What are these guys thinking, not just VanKleet but a number of other word-salad “theologians” lately?
 
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The Bible it seems is shifting sand. No one knows what the originals look like it's just tradition of fallible men.
I disagree. I think Dr. White gives a reasoned argument as to why it’s reliable, and he praises God for giving us plenty of manuscripts to support our translations.
 
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I disagree. I think Dr. White gives a reasoned argument as to why it’s reliable, and he praises God for giving us plenty of manuscripts to support our translations.
Your response is modern, it's a new tradition Warfield changed the confessional view to deal with the liberal Germans and here we are.
 
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VanKleet's answer to Whites second question (under-cross) sealed the loss for him big time.
On the 2nd cross-x, I don’t know if he didn’t understand the questions, or if he did and decided to distract with the preaching.
 
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On the 2nd cross-x, I don’t know if he didn’t understand the questions, or if he did and decided to distract with the preaching.

Good Day, Hammster

I think he understood the question and to respond in an adequate manner he would need to provide some evidence which he clearly does not have to support his claim.

In Him,

Bill
 
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I felt sorry for the guy. He brought an empty bic pen, spit, and a sheet of paper to a gun fight.
I once saw him kill three men in a bar... with a pencil
 
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