Category: apologetics

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Reductionism

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I saw this quote from John Lennox’s “God’s Undertaker: Has Science Buried God?”  Patrick Chan quoted it and I liked it so much I’m bringing it to you. “The great mathematician David Hilbert, spurred on by the singular achievements of mathematical compression, thought that the reductionist programme of mathematics could be carried out to such an extent that in the end all of mathematics could be compressed into a collection of formal statements in a finite set of symbols together with a finite set of axioms and rules of inference. It was a seductive thought with the ultimate in ‘bottom-up’ … Continue reading Reductionism

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Poor Richard’s Almanac

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I’ll be doing my best to respond to an article written sent to me by a friend(Thanks, John). The link is below: How Presuppositionalists Suppress The Truth In False Piety “First, a summary of these positions might be in order. I am a classical apologist.” You seem to be just a plain classical apologist that dabbles in evidentialism. “This means that I will use reason, arguments and evidence to come to the conclusion that God exists.” The issue has always been that facts may be consistent with a theory given certain assumptions. I find a “fact” meaningless apart from a … Continue reading Poor Richard’s Almanac

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Presuppositionalist starter kit

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Here are the best resources on presuppositionalism I can find. I would like to mention that you are to use this knowledge for a purpose. For furthering the kingdom of God. This is in service to Jesus Christ and not … Continue reading Presuppositionalist starter kit

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Does Christian ethics commit the naturalistic fallacy?

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A common charge by non-believers is that Christian Ethics suffers from the naturalistic fallacy, but that has some issues. Hume’s argument, you may recall, was that “you cannot deduce ‘ought’ from ‘is.’” That is, you cannot derive normative conclusions from merely descriptive premises. G. E. Moore used the phrase “naturalistic fallacy” to describe that kind of error. Now in a Christian epistemology, matters are not quite so simple. The reason is that God is both the chief fact and the chief norm. To put it differently: God’s existence is a fact, and he is a person who rightly makes the highest demands on our obedience. Thus he … Continue reading Does Christian ethics commit the naturalistic fallacy?

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A scientific treat

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I found this while looking around and hope it helps.  It is coming from Triablogue and the link is below! Before we can properly review the scientific evidence, we need to review our philosophy of science, and that, in turn, goes back to our underlying epistemology. Does my perception of the world resemble the world? A dog or cat is a consummate realist. Fido believes that furry face staring back at him in the mirror is the real deal. But I don’t regard canine or feline epistemology as the best available theory of knowledge—unless you’re planning to catch rats or … Continue reading A scientific treat

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A start for a philosophy of Christian science

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This is a response to a Christian that attacked intelligent design and my attempt to give groundwork for a Christian perspective on science. He wrote an article proclaiming Intelligent design is not scientific and just a “philosophical worldview.” This will be an analysis of that position, science, and intelligent design’s validity. I’ll be approaching from a reformed Christian’s perspective. Here are my goals: 1. My attempt will be to correct a naive view of science and shallow criticism of intelligent design: A) Will be my criticisms and B) my agreements. 2. My attempt will be to give a framework for … Continue reading A start for a philosophy of Christian science