From Whence Does Logic Come? (And Why You Can’t Use It to Prove God)
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There is much talk about logic today. It is obviously used significantly in discussions with philosophers and mathematicians. It has also been a tool of some (particularly presuppositional) apologists to argue for God. They insist that atheists cannot account for logic since it is immaterial and universal. Since logic undeniably exists, then something else immaterial […]
The Problems Thomists Don’t Have
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An intro course or book about philosophy will quickly reveal that much of philosophy is an attempt to solve problems and answer questions. To an extent this is the sine qua non of philosophy. However, some of these “problems” are simply pseudo-problems that arise because of a rejection of a proper metaphysics. In this article I argue […]
What Philosophy Is, and Why You Can’t Avoid It
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Many Christians believe that philosophy is a pagan discipline that is practiced either by ivory tower professors or Starbucks hippies.This belief has led some to object to the relevance of philosophy, as either they believe only a relatively few can do it, or that it deals with such weird and abstract issues that it is […]
Five Truths the Church Needs Today to Engage People’s Questions
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An alarming study shows that “Nearly half of young adults with ties to Christianity say church can’t answer their questions” The study surveyed over 15,000 young adults in different countries, ages 18-35 who had ties to Christianity. Consider the results, of those surveyed: 47 percent of respondents with some connection to Christianity say they feel […]
Why God Is Not In Time
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Is God in time? This is a popular question. Does it matter? What does it mean for God to be in time or not? In this article, I will argue that the answer to this question is terribly important in maintaining a biblical and orthodox view of God. In order to answer this question, we […]
Why Did God Create Anything?
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Many people today, whether they know it or not, technically qualify as adherents to a worldview known as Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (MTD). MTD is the view that God created humanity with the main goal of providing for humans and making them happy. MTD can be summarized with five statements: A God exists who created and […]