#553 | Is there any coherent way to differentiate between gullibility and what Sean McDowell calls “the spiritual gift of faith”? In what other domains of life is the inability to doubt productive? Should not doubt be cultivated as necessary for rationality?
#550 | In the context of demonstrating God’s law is written on our hearts, Sean McDowell claims a sexual kiss is a message of exclusivity, and kissing before marriage is, therefore, a lie. The hermeneutical and logical gymnastics are excruciating. Why puzzle at the exodus of youth from Christianity?
#034 | Sean McDowell claims the strong emotions we experience during sex are evidence of a moral code, calling it a “big deal“, rather than simply evidence of strong emotions during sex. Is there a rational justification for this odd jump from cherry-picked emotions to a moral code?