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Originally Posted by tellville Rob, you should call James White's show! I know you disagree with him on Baptism and Textual Criticism. Why not just talk to the man himself? I personally would like to hear a dialogue between you too. | Hey:
The problem with calling him on his radio show is the limited time allowed on an issue that requires a lot of information. His radio show is also set up in a way so as to make him look good - this is typical of any call-in radio show, like, for example, Rush Limbaugh. Also, Dr. White is practiced on the Radio where such would be my first time. Being uncomfortable in such a situation would be a detriment to the argument.
Why will Dr. White not appear here on the Puritanboard? I have invited him to do so about a year or so ago. Putting things in writing is a more sure record of his thoughts. It is apparent that he uses logical fallacies in order to promote his views. Such fallacies would be clearer, and easier for me to point out, if he wrote them down rather than in a debate or radio show. | Hmmmm. I think a lot of people use this as an excuse to not phone his program and challenge him. I can appreciate that as he has incredible rhetoric skills. But if you really want to challenge him or you think he is grossly in error, then no matter how good at rhetoric he is it wouldn't matter. If what he was saying was false the truth would come out.
Personally at the moment I agree with Dr. White on pretty much everything  But I would like to see people challenge him more often as opposed to people just poising the well about him. |
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That is a good point. It is an excuse, but the question is - is it a good excuse or not? Would you be more persuaded by a person who appears sure of himself, but is wrong? The history of debate proves this concept correct - Adolf Hitler for example. A person, like yourself, who is preconditioned to believe in credo-baptism is not going to be persuaded by a first time caller on a Radio show. Would he? Also, the person sitting on the fence would not be so convinced.
I think it would be great to debate Dr. White here on the Puritanboard, but I just don't think he would agree to it because the record would show his errors.
Such is life.
May God richly bless you,
-Rob