Apologetics to the Glory of God

Tag: logic

  • It’s Circular Because It’s Circular

    The charge that presuppositionalism is “circular” must be one of the dumbest objections I have ever heard.

    No really. Think about it for just a moment.

    You hear the accusation again and again that presuppositional apologetics are “circular.” The implication is that the charge of circularity in view here constitutes an objection against presuppositional apologetics. A fatal objection, even. So a logical point is being made. A fallacy is in view.

    Presuppositional Apologetics Can’t Be Circular

    But it should be noted right away that “presuppositional apologetics” can never be circular. Neither the label “presuppositional apologetics” nor the discipline the label …

  • Atheism and Intelligence: an Inverse Relation?

    Suddenly, I buy into the science that says the number of atheists is increasing:

    http://news.yahoo.com/humans-becoming-less-intelligent-173400651.html 

    What makes me chuckle (already) is the level of scrutiny to which this link will undoubtedly be subjected, and by the very same people who show the smallest interest in properly interpreting any text of the Bible. Of course, I’m the one reading the article wrong. But that’s what they all say, right?

    Trollolol.…

  • “Does the Triune God of Scripture Exist?” (Chris Bolt vs. Matt Oxley) Debate Audio (MP3 Format) Now Available!

    Download it here or click below to stream!

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  • Materialist Merry-Go-Round

    Celsus: Why do you need to “account” for logic to be able to use it?

    Chris: Nobody is saying you have to account for it to be able to use it. Who said that? Atheists practice that which they cannot account for in principle.

    Celsus: They haven’t? I don’t think logic is any mystery to explain. It is based on the law of identity which is one of its axioms.

    Chris: What is the nature of the law of identity? Is it material? Is it particular? Is it true? How do we come to know it? Is it relative to …

  • Debate: Jeffrey Park vs Nina George

    Friend of the blog Jeffrey Park debated Nina George over the resolution: Is the Triune God of Scriptures a Force for Good?

    Opening statements and rebuttals: Jeffrey Park and Nina George

    Cross examine: Jeffrey Park/Dean Crossley and Nina George/Raynald Losier

    Closing statements: Dean Crossley and Raynald Losier.

    Get the debate here

  • Watching for Worldviews

    The Gospel Coalition is running a slightly interesting series called “Reading for worldviews” that I had hoped would prove very insightful. It has, however, been a little bit of a disappointment. The writers seem to reach for more complexity instead of grabbing the book by the horns. The exercise is a good one and one that we as thinking Christians should do as we strive to take every thought captive to Christ and His Lordship. An exercise I have tried to do for years now is watch for worldviews where I will try to keep an eye out for statements …

  • “The Problem of Non-God Objects”

    Justin Scheiber recently gave a presentation which may be found here – http://freethoughtblogs.com/reasonabledoubts/2012/08/29/rd-extra-the-problem-of-non-god-objects on a philosophical problem he believes he has developed with respect to God and creation. Let me begin by stating that I did not listen to his presentation in its entirety, though I did jot down the argument itself and the objections he attempted to answer. The argument Justin presented may be stated as follows:

    (1)    There is a possible world ‘P’ that is God existing alone and nothing else existing for eternity.

    (2)    God is a perfect being.

    (3)    Therefore, ‘P’ is the ‘Best Possible World.’

  • Dr. James Anderson – The Atheist’s Guide to Intellectual Suicide

    Dr. James Anderson has a lecture available for free titled “The Atheist’s Guide to Intellectual Suicide” on iTunesU. Click through Dr. Anderson’s website for the link.

    http://www.proginosko.com/2012/09/the-atheists-guide-to-intellectual-suicide/

    Also available here on YouTube.

  • The Recent Rise of Covenantal Apologetics (7 of 10)

    Sye TenBruggencate is the man responsible for restoring my confidence in a presuppositional method of apologetics. He is also responsible for introducing the method to countless other Christians who have heard his debates and seen his website.

    The popularity of Sye TenBruggencate seems to have skyrocketed following his appearance on Justin Brierley’s Unbelievable where he debated atheist Paul Baird. But Sye has been around for quite some time. Those in presuppositionalist circles knew him from his unique proofthatgodexists.org website long before it hit the public eye.

    Sye writes:

    I’m 48 years old, single, and live in Ontario, Canada. I was

  • Bill Nye and his Pie in the Sky

    In a video entitled “Bill Nye: Creationism Is Not Appropriate For Children” released on YouTube by bigthink on August 23, 2012, Bill Nye, known most popularly for his hosting of a children’s science-themed TV show (“Bill Nye the Science Guy”), shares his thoughts on Evolution and, specifically, deniers of evolutionary science. It doesn’t seem to be scripted, and it lasts only 2 minutes and 32 seconds. The video has gained immense popularity in the few days since it was released (“Bill Nye” was #1 in Yahoo!’s search terms when I watched it, almost a week later), and it has been …