Debate topic: “The final punishment of the risen wicked will be annihilation, the permanent end to the conscious existence of the entire person.” Chris Date, host of the Theopologetics podcast and contributor to the Rethinking Hell blog and podcast, affirms. Joshua Whipps, creator of the Razor’s Kiss blog and author at Choosing Hats, denies. Dee Dee Warren, friend to Chris and host of The Preterist Podcast, moderates. This episode is part 1 of the debate, including opening statements and first rebuttals. Listen to episode 89 for part 2’s first round of cross-examination and second rebuttals; listen to episode 90 for part 3’s second round of cross-examination, closing statements and listener Q&A.
Music
- Calabrese, Death Eternal from the album, The Traveling Vampire Show, 2011
Promoted Resources
- Please Convince Me, with Jim Wallace
- The Please Convince Me podcast, available in iTunes, the Zune Marketplace, or RSS feed.
- Also the sister site, Answers for Atheists, geared specifically toward atheists seeking answers to their objections to Christianity.
- RethinkingHell.com, soon to be launched with blog and podcast contributions by Chris Date and others
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