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>>18567981
>Neoplatonism has anything to do with Christianity
Catholicism, not even once

>>18377795
>>18377882
Oh, I forgot my meme

>>18284981
>>18285046
>>18285098
The Problem here is that Catholics also teach predestination. What makes Calvinism distinct is the doctrine of double predestination. The only real difference is that in most varieties of Christianity, God only predestines some people to eternal life. In Calvinism, God has also predestined people to damnation as well.

But the problem here is not a question of God's sovereignty; everyone agrees that God is capable of foreknowledge. The reason why the Calvinistic version of double predestination is loathed by many a theologian is simply because it implies that God has direct knowledge of evil. If you get this doctrine wrong therefore, you end up taking what is traditionally regarded as the "wrong" side of the problem of evil, which is that God knows about evil and wills it to happen. The right side of the problem of evil is always that God simply "allows the privation of good."

Catholic theologians essentially refuse to admit that evil has a real existence, so they argue that God predestines people, but only to eternal life. As for the rest, God simply says "I never knew you" (Matthew 7:23).

So this is effectively nothing more than semantics; everybody believes in predestination. Aquinas even writes that he believes in predestination in the Summa Theologiae, here's the link:

https://www.newadvent.org/summa/1023.htm

>>17883879
>Jesus Preaches Socialism & asceticism
You're an idiot, socialism and asceticism are mutually incompatible. How can you want free shit and deny the value of material possessions at the same time?

>>17818615
>Why we suffer? is the most important question
Limp-wristed retard detected.

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>>17409693
Now a memethread