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Debate on Calvinistic Compatibilism Part 15: Derek Responds

Posted on June 24, 2013 by StriderMTB

Matt, Thank you for your response. You make some good points here. I probably have been too broad in summarizing your arguments. At this juncture, we seem to be advancing well into the subject matter, and I am going to … Continue reading →

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Debate on Calvinistic Compatibilism Part 13: Derek Responds

Posted on June 24, 2013 by StriderMTB

Matt, This reply is well written, well argued, and very strongly stated. I am reeling with the force of it. Downright impressive, actually! Nevertheless, a few clarifications are in order, and I think I can escape the main thrust of … Continue reading →

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Debate on Calvinistic Compatibilism Part: 12 Matt Responds

Posted on June 24, 2013 by StriderMTB

Hi Derek, Thanks for your very kind words as to the work I am privileged to be involved with and for your generous comments towards Arminians and working in concert with them. Moreover I do appreciate your attempts to articulate … Continue reading →

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NOTE: At this point in our debate another blogger named Prometheus entered the discussion and suggested I was displaying an uncharitable attitude and being too combative in my responses. I sought to apologize for this and explain where I was … Continue reading →

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Debate on Calvinistic Compatibilism Part 6: Matt Responds

Posted on June 23, 2013 by StriderMTB

Hi Derek, Thanks for the response. So you concede that you have never had a thought or desire that was not pre-determined by God? Remember you are trying to argue that compatibilism is fundamentally distinguished from hard determinism because it … Continue reading →

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Debate on Calvinistic Compatibilism Part 3: Derek Responds

Posted on June 23, 2013 by StriderMTB

Matt, Thank you for your thoughtful reply. You may be aware that there are “middle knowledge” Calvinists who affirm something similar to Molinism but in a compatibilistic construct rather than as a solution to the problem of libertarian freedom in … Continue reading →

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