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By the Mouth of Two Witnesses – Presuppositional vs. Evidential Apologetics
Describing her experience in Dr. Caner’s Theology 201 class, Klo22 writes that they learned: In addition, there are two approaches to apologetics. The first is evidential which represents the concept that Jesus died for the whole world. This is what I believe. The other approach is presuppositionalism which exemplifies the concept that Jesus died only…
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Why Should I Believe that?
Every apologist is bound to get the question, “Why should I believe that?” Sometimes the answer is as simple as: “Because the Bible says it,” or “Because it follows logically.” But not everyone one meets shares one’s common epistemic foundation. Not everyone accepts that logical deduction provides truth. Not everyone believes the Bible. What can…
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>Why I am not an Evidentialist
> Why I am not an Evidentialist Introduction There are many available epistemologies. One that is popular in many circles is the epistemology of evidentialism. This epistemology is the favored approach by many, and can be summarized as the view that one believes what one believes because that is what the weight of the evidence…
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The Scriptural Epistemology of Dogmatism
The Scriptural Epistemology of Dogmatism A response to quasi-rationalism The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (Psalm 111:10, Proverbs 1:7, and Proverbs 9:10). This simple, thrice-repeated truth is the foundation of Scriptural Dogmatism. Throughout Scripture we seem the same epistemology of dogmatism. You can find the phrase “Thus saith the Lord” in…
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Epistemelogical Impacts of Presuppositions
Epistemelogical Impacts of Presuppositions In the previous post (link here), I explored how people can be blind to their own presuppositions and blinded by their presuppositions. Nevertheless, there is an additional effect that presuppositions can have. This effect is illustrated by some recent comments I received in the course of the same dialogue I mention…
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Presuppositional Blindness
Presuppositional Blindness I was recently interacting with a person who stated: “I do not know what the real story of 9-11 is, but I am confident that the official story is bogus. I would be happy to debate the issue, but I am confident that nobody will take up my offer since it would only…