My definition of the epistemic concept of faith has, not surprisingly, faced some pushback. That is, some people have been unwilling to put their, er, faith in it. One of those is Robert Gressis who, while broadly sympathetic and a fellow devotee of root beer, nonetheless says the following: As for the more central question of […]
Robert Gressis
Must we know the definitions of terms before we use them? A reply to Robert Gressis
This is one of those “blogging is eating into my worktime productivity” kind of days. But I have to take a bit more time out to respond to the ever clear thinking and diplomatic Robert Gressis. In reply to my persistent attempt to get John Loftus to explain what he means when he uses terms […]
Possible, Plausible, or Probable Points or Special-Pleading?
I argued that John Loftus is inconsistent when he dismisses the Christian defense response to the problem of evil and instead demands a good ole’ fashioned theodicy. Robert Gressis, it appears, disagrees with me. At least he says he does: “”I agree with John that defense is too low of a standard….” Initially this was […]
