Category: Presuppositionalism

apologetics, Jimmy Stephens, PresuppositionalismLeave a comment

Pluralism?

TheSire

Jimmy Stephens has taken a stab at the pluralist objection to TAG. “1.) All worldviews which hold to two contradictory propositions are irrational. 2.) Pluralism holds that an infinite set of worldviews are necessarily possibly true. 3.) All infinite sets of worldviews contain worldviews which contradict Pluralism. 4.) Pluralism holds to two contradictory propositions: [a] that pluralism is necessarily true and [b] that pluralism is not necessarily true. 6.) Therefore, Pluralism is irrational.” Continue reading Pluralism?

Polemics, PresuppositionalismLeave a comment

Go check out those bushes

TheSire

http://thereforegodexists.com/presuppositionalism-makes-unreasonable-believe-god/ I suppose Richard bushy has long departed from being interesting and settled for a rather obvious shallow criticisms of presuppositionalism. 1. He equates innate knowledge to presuppositionalism. They are related , but not identical. I know for a fact Dr. Vern Poythress (one of the leading presuppositionalist of our time) doesn’t hold to innate knowledge in the way Dr. Bahnsen held to it. Are we to conclude Dr. Poythress (Dr. John Frames best friend) isn’t a presuppositionalist? Seems rather silly. 2. To be fair he is specifically responding to Dr. Scott Oliphint. But he white washes all presuppositionalist as … Continue reading Go check out those bushes

apologetics, Presuppositionalism, scienceLeave a comment

Reductionism

TheSire

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

Islam, Polemics, Presuppositionalism

Islam: A Reformed Critique

TheSire

“Islam and Moral Absolutes. In the film I adopted John Frame’s argument that the precondition for the obligation we all feel to be moral must be both absolute and personal since morals are absolute and obligation to be moral only makes sense in interpersonal relationships. Thus, a personal, absolute being is required (John Frame, Apologetics to the Glory of God, [Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company, 1994], pp. 97-102). The Islamic god, “Allah,” is not truly personal. While the members of the Christian Trinity enjoyed eternal communion and relationship (meaning they have been eternally personal), the Islamic god is Unitarian and … Continue reading Islam: A Reformed Critique

apologetics, Polemics, PresuppositionalismLeave a comment

Poor Richard’s Almanac

TheSire

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

apologetics, Dr. Greg Bahnsen, Dr. James Anderson, Dr. John Frame, Dr. K. Scott Oliphint, Dr. Vern Poythress, Presuppositionalism, Reformed Apologist (Ronald W. Di Giacomo), Steve HaysLeave a comment

Presuppositionalist starter kit

TheSire

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

apologetics, Dr. John Frame, Ethics, PresuppositionalismLeave a comment

Does Christian ethics commit the naturalistic fallacy?

TheSire

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?

apologetics, Presuppositionalism, scienceLeave a comment

A scientific treat

TheSire

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