Category: philosophy

apologetics, Atheism, Jimmy Stephens, philosophy, PresuppositionalismLeave a comment

When a Cactus misses the Point

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Necessitarian had a dialogue with an atheist named Cactus: Cactus: I understand that the problem of induction is philosophically pressing. To base your worldview on whatever answers this one complicated question best seems fair to me. But it does not follow that it’s True. I believe you will always win the argument of coherence in this chat, but – I’ve said it once and I will say it till it is properly addressed: A claim to knowledge != knowledge. ” ” ” Ultimate truth != ultimate truth And unfortunately, the Christian Worldview, as presented, is only actually coherent IF its … Continue reading When a Cactus misses the Point

Divine Timelessness, Dr. Leighton Flowers, Freewill, philosophy, SoteriologyLeave a comment

Class is in Session

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I recently noticed someone tried to rebut my article on Leighton Flowers called ‘How to Flunk Soteriology101’. That is nice to see that Leighton’s followers are picking up the slack for him. The issue often is that his followers often don’t add any new content and only repeat old stale lines that Flowers gives them. So, over on the Bible Thumping Wingnut blog version of my post, someone responded to me. Here is what they said: I am not sure these are really the best ‘rebuttals.’ Well, it seems like many people think otherwise. 1. Always conflating Calvinism with determinism … Continue reading Class is in Session

Epistemology, philosophy, PresuppositionalismLeave a comment

The Self-Attesting Christ

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We often think that we come up with new and distinct ideas. I never have that issue. That isn’t because my humility, but rather that is because I never have a thought. I wonder how some thought we have now may have existed with saints prior to us. It may have been Justin Martyr that noticed the self-attesting authority of the word of God: The word of truth is free, and carries its own authority, disdaining to fall under any skillful argument, or to endure the logical scrutiny of its hearers. But it would be believed for its own nobility, and for … Continue reading The Self-Attesting Christ

apologetics, Atheism, Dr. Cornelius Van Til, Dr. Greg Bahnsen, Dr. James Anderson, Dr. John Frame, Dr. Vern Poythress, Ethics, logic, philosophy, Presuppositionalism, WarrantLeave a comment

A little Presup before Dinner

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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

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Bahnsen Debates

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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