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I'm sorry, everyone. I didn't comment on what Dr. Craig wrote about whether St. Augustine believed about transubstantiation. Please read this article ...
March 27, 2024 at 07:33
God can annihilate the sun if he wants to do that. If he removes an essential property away from it, the sun will stop existing. When Catholics say th...
March 27, 2024 at 07:10
We don't believe that Christ's body, blood, soul and divinity are acting as a piece of bread. St. Thomas Aquinas believes that the properties that bre...
March 27, 2024 at 06:57
Two reasons make that post strange. First, St. Thomas lived in the 13th century and St. Thomas lived in the second one. Second, there's no way to put ...
March 27, 2024 at 03:25
Relativist, thank you for the two fine articles by Dr. Craig where his excellent prose puts me to shame. I proofread for Preserving Christian Publicat...
March 26, 2024 at 23:33
No, I'm sure Jesus doesn't feel my tongue when I receive Holy Communion. Catholics say "transubstantiate" because "substance" means essence or nature ...
March 26, 2024 at 23:14
Thank you for the links to videos I'll watch eagerly. It's always fun to hear Dr. Craig. He's a brilliant scholar. So I'm sorry to say that I still be...
March 26, 2024 at 16:35
The logically possible action must be compatible with God's nature. For example, a created human person can kill himself. But God can't commit suicide...
March 26, 2024 at 15:11
Did you read the article about the Eucharistic Miracle in Lanciano, Italy before your wrote your potentially insulting note? 1 Corinthians 11:27 says,...
March 25, 2024 at 05:01
Sure, there are many interpretations of various interpretations of various Bible passages and of many doctrines. But in the end, it's for the Magister...
March 25, 2024 at 01:40
In my previous reply, I agreed with what you said just now.
March 25, 2024 at 00:44
Please don't expect me to explain the incarnation when I know too little about Christology. Anyhow, I suggest that when we say that God in the world, ...
March 24, 2024 at 20:59
No, Dr. Ott isn't the Magisterium. But the doctrine about absolute divine simplicity is a dogma. So, each Catholic has a duty to believe it. If he den...
March 24, 2024 at 20:42
I'm not sure what you mean by "hollow." I enjoy reflecting on abstract ideas, the problem of universals, numbers, data structures I computer science, ...
March 24, 2024 at 19:57
Here you go. God is timeless without. creation.
March 24, 2024 at 18:44
I don't know whether you're a a Catholic, Gregory. But by Catholic standards, your comment is heretical. Ludwig Ott writes: "That is simple which is n...
March 24, 2024 at 18:21
That's an unusual question. The Big Bang produced space-time. With or without time, God the Father is still the first person of the Holy Trinity, God ...
March 24, 2024 at 18:07
I'm familiar with some things Sungenis said about that. Try my friend Eleanor Stump's book The God of the Bible and the God of the Philosophers. It's ...
March 24, 2024 at 14:34
Wayfarer, thanks for quoting Feser, an excellent Thomist. I spent hours writing a post that earned excellent grades from ProWritingAid. But the docume...
March 24, 2024 at 11:37
Everyone, I'm sorry about. the delay because my argument is turning into a description. So I'll post it when I can.
March 24, 2024 at 00:25
Thank you, Arne. I hope that reply will be easy to comprehend. Some people believe writing is my forte. But I'll let you philosophers decide. I've alw...
March 23, 2024 at 17:34
You're the first one to tell me that, Wayfarer. So I don't see how it can be true when St. Thomas believes that God's nonexistence is at least metaphy...
March 23, 2024 at 08:49
Yes, I'm a heavy one. So here's what I say about that. Donald Fraser's Amen Now you know I'm an opera buff.
March 23, 2024 at 07:52
Arne, I'll try to write simple prose. Then blame me if it confuses you. Either way, I'll answer what you asked about God and heavy lifting when I doub...
March 23, 2024 at 07:46
Hi, wonderer1, I've been well, thanks. But we'll see how I'll feel after you guys criticize my argument. :smile:
March 22, 2024 at 08:55
Thank you, Wayfarer. It's good to meet you. After I've slept long enough, I'll write in detail. Meanwhile, please forgive this night owl for making yo...
March 22, 2024 at 06:28