Well, Bill, for years, people have urged you to debate Dr. James White.

And Dr. White himself has challenged you over and over to debate him on Calvinism and

Molinism.

And while you and I have responded, you've responded to James White on some podcast from

time to time.

I've always explained that your work in ministry does not include debating other Christians.

So this is a little surprising to many of us.

What went into your decision to have this exchange on Justin Briarly's program?

Well, I think people need to understand what I mean by a debate.

As someone who was trained in competitive academic debating, by a debate, I mean a formally

event that consists of structured timed speeches, constructive speeches, rebuttal speeches,

and a closing statement, which have specific time limits, which are kept and enforced by

a time keeper, and which is conducted according to the rules and the etiquette of academic debate.

And I don't have time or interest in participating in that sort of debate with fellow believers.

I want to debate non-Christians on university campuses on the truth of Christianity and these

opposing views, but I have no interest at all in debating with other Christians.

But, of course, I'm quite happy to be on an interview program with someone and to answer

questions in an informal, conversational way.

I did that several years ago with Paul Helm as James White notes, and I'm quite happy

to have done it with him as well.

So one of my own observations that I'm not alone on this is that the topic was how Calvinism

and Molinism deal with the problem of evil.

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