gengwall

Hi Craig. I think I did elaborate on the dangers and you have given a well thought out response that mitigates those dangers. My concern on asking out of ignorance relates to this being a debate. Like the trial lawyer who asks a question he does not already anticipate the answer to, this is a dangerous practice if your intent is to persuade. (The point being, you can hardly pursuade from a position of ignorance)

My main concern is that many turn 1 Tim 2 into one of those “we’ll just have to agree to disagree” passages. I strongly disagree on this approach. I think we have to convince comps that the true meaning of 1 Tim 2 has nothing to do with women being a more easily deceived gender. So, if you want to begin by asking the question “what if the ‘easily deceived’ position is correct”, more power to you. But you had better not be ignorant of the very harmful results of such a conclusion, and how to point them out to someone, because the person you are talking to clearly doesn’t see it or they wouldn’t hold that position to begin with.