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HOW TO WIN ANY KJV DEBATE
By Dr. Michael J. Bisconti
FIRST, be sure
that your opponent is debating the subject of the KJV for the right reason.
The right
reason for your opponent to debate the KJV is that they believe that they have
proof that disbelief in the KJV is better than belief in the KJV. This is important because, unless this is
true, the person you are considering debating is only a casual KJV opponent. A casual KJV opponent will eventually
forget about the KJV or be unreachable by the truth since they are
prepared to call truth falsehood and falsehood truth. On the other hand, the serious KJV opponent believes that
they have proof that disbelief in the KJV is better than belief in the KJV.
SECOND, demand
that either side can call a time-out at any time and that the time-out can be
of any duration.
There is
no reason for a KJV opponent to refuse this requirement. A time-out might be necessary since your
opponent might come up with information that you are unfamiliar with and are
not, therefore, prepared to refute.
Also, it might take you some time to get the material you need to refute
your opponent.
THIRD, show
the good that the KJV has resulted in and allow your opponent time to attempt
to prove that the KJV has resulted in more harm than good. Alternatively, your opponent might attempt
to show that the KJV has resulted in harm.
In this case, they would have to allow you time to prove that the KJV
has resulted in more good than harm.
If your
opponent is able to prove that the KJV has resulted in more harm than good, it
is because they were better prepared for the debate than you were. At this point, call a time-out, get the
information you need to refute your opponent, and then resume the debate.
FOURTH, if a
deadlock results or if your opponent is persuaded that the KJV has resulted in
more good than harm but still insists that the KJV be opposed, end the debate.
If you
reach a point where your opponent is unpersuaded by facts that prove the KJV
has resulted in more good than harm (this is the deadlock scenario), they have
proven themselves irrational; end the debate.
If they are persuaded that the KJV has resulted in more good than harm
but still insist on opposing the KJV, they have proven themselves immoral; end
the debate.
FIFTH, if your
opponent is persuaded that the KJV has resulted in more good than harm and
that, therefore, it should not be opposed but still believes that the KJV is
not flawless, proceed with the debate.
From this
point on, it is just a matter of time before you win the debate.