There was a question asked of Presuppositionalists regarding Bahnsen’s argument. Jimmy Stephens gave his thoughts and certain conversation. Here were the results: Matthew Flanagan: So I have been reading Bahnsen’s critiques of people like Carnell, Clark and Schafer, and Bahnsen … Continue reading The God Hypothesis
Steve Hays has commented on some of the articles that Alex Malpass has written on presuppositionalism: The problem with TAG Revelatory regress Continue reading Presuppositionalism and Malpass
It has been a constant objection in presuppositionalist conversations and it should be. When engaging in epistemology these questions pop up. The topic of brute facts has even been brought up to Dr. Greg Bahnsen: Question from the Bahnsen-Stein debate: Why is it necessary for the abstract universal laws to be decided from the transcendental nature of God, or derived from the transcendental of God. Why not assume the transcendental nature of logic? Dr. Bahnsen’s response: Somebody who wrote the question is good in that you’ve studied some of these philosophical issues. The answer may not be meaningful to everybody in the audience, … Continue reading The Battle of the Brute Facts
I discussed in a previous article some of the basic principles of presuppositionalism. I think I might be able to expand on some of those principles. 1. Transcendental Argument: In the last article, I briefly discussed the form of the transcendental argument and the disagreement that exist on how to formulate the Transcendental argument for God’s existence. The issue is that the transcendental argument for God’s existence isn’t merely one formulation, but rather a family of similarly formed arguments. I think it is perfectly acceptable to argue either form of the Transcendental argument. There was one objection that arose that neither of these arguments demonstrates that God … Continue reading Presup before Dessert
This is an article that is an introduction to what I believe the method of Reformed Apologetics that we should use and that should be understood as the best approach. 1. Transcendental Argument: This is just an introduction to the presuppositionalist argument known as TAG. TAG stands for the transcendental argument for God’s existence. What is a transcendental argument(TA)? They are arguments that deal with preconditions of knowledge and I think it could be expanded to one that deals with the preconditions for ethics. These are truths that are necessary for other truths to make sense. It means that a certain belief is … Continue reading A little Presup before Dinner
Here are the Bahnsen debates that I could find on the internet for free: R.C. Sproul vs Bahnsen: http://www.philvaz.com/SproulBahnsenDebate.mp3 Dr. Bahnsen vs Dr. Stein: Bahnsen vs Smith: Bahnsen Lectures at Westminster: Part 1: http://media1.wts.edu/media/audio/gb201_podcast.mp3 Part 2: http://media1.wts.edu/media/audio/gb202_copyright.mp3 Part 3: http://media1.wts.edu/media/audio/gb203_copyright.mp3 Part 4: http://media1.wts.edu/media/audio/gb204_copyright.mp3 Worldviews in Conflict: Part 1: http://media1.wts.edu/media/audio/gb101-copyright.mp3 Part 2: http://media1.wts.edu/media/audio/gb102-copyright.mp3 Continue reading Bahnsen Debates
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