Debates w Atheist “DagoodS” (“Bible Difficulties”)

Last updated on: December 13, 2018 at 11:29 am By Dave Armstrong

A rendering of a Lyapunov fractal, a type of bifurcational fractal named after Russian mathematician Aleksandr Lyapunov. Image from BernardH: a French mathematician: 28 July 2006 [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license] ***** These exchanges were fun, and in my opinion, prime examples of the inability of atheists (even former Christian ones, as this person is) to do cogent, sensible, plausible Bible interpretation. They just can’t do it. They are caught up in their own inconsistencies... Read more

St. Augustine Was CATHOLIC, Not Proto-Protestant!

Last updated on: November 22, 2021 at 1:44 pm By Dave Armstrong

Portrait of St. Augustine (c. 1480) by Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] (9-25-10) *** It’s amazing how often this assertion is made: that the great Church father St. Augustine (354-430) was closer to Protestant beliefs than Catholic, or that (a less sweeping claim) he was at least closer to Protestants on some key divisive issues such as sola Scriptura and sola fide. I’ve written about various aspects of this hallowed Protestant myth many times. Presently, I will... Read more

Classic Reactionaryism: Skojec Disses Cdl. Burke

Last updated on: January 23, 2020 at 4:06 pm By Dave Armstrong

From a You Tube video (11-26-15) of a track by the indie metal band, Unleashing Vengeance [Creative Commons license] ***** Steve Skojec (words in blue below) is a radical Catholic reactionary, who runs the One Peter Five site. I call folks who believe (and act) like Steve radical Catholic reactionaries, precisely to draw a stark contrast with legitimate traditionalists: which name the reactionaries distort and dishonestly adopt for themselves. They are no more “traditional” (in the Catholic sense of orthodoxy and orthopraxis) than... Read more

Debates w Atheist “ProfMTH” (“Bible Difficulties”)

Last updated on: February 27, 2017 at 3:46 pm By Dave Armstrong

Partial view of the Mandelbrot set. Step 11 of a zoom sequence: Double-spirals with satellites of second order. Analog to the “seahorses” the double-spirals can be interpreted as a metamorphosis of the “antenna”. Created by Wolfgang Beyer with the program Ultra Fractal 3 [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license] ***** I have linked to Blogspot paper versions from Internet Archive. Allow a minute or two for them to upload, and select versions from July 2015 or earlier. This atheist... Read more

My Dialogues w Lutherans (Series)

Last updated on: November 23, 2018 at 3:32 pm By Dave Armstrong

Luther at the Diet of Worms [1521] (1877), by Anton von Werner (1843-1915) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** These dialogues are now listed on my Martin Luther and Lutheranism web pages. ***** Read more

Purgatory: A Short Exposition

Last updated on: February 27, 2017 at 4:07 pm By Dave Armstrong

Illustration: The Burden of Pride (1880) from Dante’s Divine Comedy, depicting purgatory, by Gustave Doré (1832-1883) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (9 May 2002) *** It’s an extremely serious business when we meet God face to face. There won’t be any more of this “imputation” — merely “covering over” of sins) then. No, we must be sinless to be in His presence, because that is how we were created to be in the first place, in His image. Therefore, we... Read more

Luther’s Radical Views on the Biblical Canon

Last updated on: February 27, 2017 at 4:11 pm By Dave Armstrong

His Outrageous Assertions, Protestant Scholars’ Opinions & “Debate” with John Warwick Montgomery Woodcut for the frontispiece of the 1541 edition of Martin Luther’s German Bible, by Lucas Cranach the Younger (1515-1586) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (9-25-04) *** Martin Luther’s words will be in blue. * * * * * INTRODUCTION: SUBJECTIVISM AND MINUTE DISTINCTIONS Historian Preserved Smith writes (emphasis added): But Luther was not the man to be bound by his own rule; few of his followers have ever interpreted,... Read more

Will We See Our Pets in Heaven?

Last updated on: November 20, 2021 at 3:16 pm By Dave Armstrong

My Dog, by SakuraUchihaNJ [Deviant Art / CC BY 3.0 license] *** (3-12-08) *** Jack Wintz, O.F.M., thinks so, and explains “why he believes the whole family of creation is included in God’s plan of salvation,” in his article, “Will I See My Little Doggy in Heaven?” (St. Anthony Messenger, July 2003). Here is my reply: * * * * * Animals have no eternal, immortal souls, as men do. They aren’t created in God’s image. They aren’t capable of sinning,... Read more

James White’s Relentless Sophistry in Our Live Chat

Last updated on: February 27, 2017 at 4:19 pm By Dave Armstrong

Psychedelic Chaos Sigil, by AntonChanning [Deviant Art / CC BY-SA 3.0 license] *** (12-2-07) *** A lot of people may not realize that I have done a little (observed, recorded) mini live debate with the renowned Reformed Baptist anti-Catholic champion James White, in his chat room. Since then (perhaps as a result of this experience?) he has turned down two further challenges to do another one, where I gave him a handicap of more time to question than I... Read more

Analyses of Catholic Apologetics (Series)

Last updated on: February 27, 2017 at 4:22 pm By Dave Armstrong

Catholic apologist and friend Jimmy Akin, visiting my home in 2004 [family photo] ***** I have compiled many papers on this topic from the archives of my old Blogspot site (and Facebook articles). Be sure to allow Internet Archive a minute or two for the papers to upload, and select versions from July 2015 or earlier. ***** DEFENDING DEFENDING Apologia for Apologists and Apologetics [1-29-04] Yet Another Reply to Bum Raps Against Apologetics [1-27-08] The Certitude of Faith and Cardinal... Read more