tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post6547601422349743547..comments2024-03-25T19:00:40.046-06:00Comments on The Constructive Curmudgeon: Ask the Philosopher (room added)Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-37054257539353164962010-04-11T18:41:21.245-06:002010-04-11T18:41:21.245-06:00You completely missed the point. I called it "...You completely missed the point. I called it "stump.." just to make it sound lively. It is not a macho-intellectual event. I don't operate like that, not even in debates.<br /><br />I don't assume to know everything, but given my discipline, I am in a position to say something helpful about most basic questions about Christianity.<br /><br />But given your misunderstanding, I am asking the campus ministry to call it, "Ask the Christian Philosopher."Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-3079030926440715132010-04-11T18:25:04.417-06:002010-04-11T18:25:04.417-06:00I have been studying the Christian worldview for 3...I have been studying the Christian worldview for 33 years. It is the obligation of the Christian to have a reason for the hope within, an answer to anyone who asks him or her, but to do this with gentleness and respect (1 Peter 3:15-16). That is my aim. I do not fake knowledge during these times, but answer the best I can, often referring people to books and articles.Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-43269706106737855102010-04-11T18:09:12.738-06:002010-04-11T18:09:12.738-06:00It's not arrogant to claim to know anything. B...It's not arrogant to claim to know anything. But (prima facie) it seems arrogant to consider oneself able to answer an indefinite range of questions on a topic as vast as "Christianity." At least such arrogance is conveyed by self-promoted "Stump so-and-so" events, even if that's not the intention.<br /><br />In fact it's the intellectual equivalent to "Try to beat up so-and-so," a challenge that undoubtedly conveys arrogance (with respect to physical prowess).JDBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12642092698398859527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-31725225996419323022010-04-11T17:25:08.596-06:002010-04-11T17:25:08.596-06:00As long as you are willing to say "I don'...As long as you are willing to say "I don't know" from time to time, this sort of event has a chance of being other than astronomically arrogant.JDBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12642092698398859527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-65496284218927669642010-04-08T15:28:45.141-06:002010-04-08T15:28:45.141-06:00I've also recently learned of public event tha...I've also recently learned of public event that hosts a panel of atheist experts who have a a expert opponent to play "stump the theist". Then, the following week, it's reversed (theists panel plays "stump the atheist expert.").<br /><br />Let us know how it goes, eh!?Paul D. Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18213551311029058377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-90427198607779221772010-04-08T10:09:34.955-06:002010-04-08T10:09:34.955-06:00Did God create truth? We know that God is truth bu...Did God create truth? We know that God is truth but did he have anything to do with its creation/implimentation in our Universe.martind3571https://www.blogger.com/profile/01600883756565770283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-69015390298273657612010-04-08T10:07:15.453-06:002010-04-08T10:07:15.453-06:00Did God create truth? We know that God is truth bu...Did God create truth? We know that God is truth but did he have anything to do with its creation/implimentation in our Universe.martind3571https://www.blogger.com/profile/01600883756565770283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-72850021206112567582010-04-08T08:09:59.244-06:002010-04-08T08:09:59.244-06:00I love this idea. Years ago with our local College...I love this idea. Years ago with our local College Crusade for Christ, we did an event called stump the pastor. I was involved as a pastor along with 3 other guys who we knew would field questions well. Afterwards I had some great conversations with a few people.D. A. Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08456306638327419919noreply@blogger.com