I LIKE TO ARGUE
someone who shows how good logic, reason and evidence support or contradict a particular belief
What is an apologist?
An empiricist who is responsible for modern day skepticism.
Who is David Hume?
the self evident first principle of thought that says contradictory claims cannot both be true at the same time and in the same sense
What is the Law of Noncontradiction?
that which corresponds to its object or which describes an actual state affairs
What is truth?
And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your souland with all your mind.
What is Matthew 22:37?
someone who doubts certain propositions or beliefs, typically religious beliefs.
What is a skeptic?
the idea that knowledge comes only or primarily through the senses
What is empiricism?
this law tells us that something either IS or IS NOT
What is the Law of the Excluded Middle?
something that is true for all people, at all times, and in all places.
What is absolute truth?
but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, halways being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and irespect,
What is 1 Peter 3:15?
Lining up premises in an argument and arriving at a valid conclusion
What is Deduction?
claims that a proposition can be meaningful only if it's true by definition or if it's empirically verifiable.
What is empirical verifiability?
a statement that fails to meet its own standards and therefore cannot be true
What is a self defeating statement?
facts not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing information.
What is objective fact?
We destroy arguments and qevery lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to robey Christ,
What is 2 Corinthians 10?
Discovering whether the premises in an argument are actually true
What is Induction?
An agnostic who believed there is no real way to know anything about the world.
Who is Immanuel Kant?
principles that are self evident and must be built into your mind for you to learn anything?
What are first principles?
influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing information. Examples include Sociological reasons, psychological reasons, and religious reasons
What are subjective preferences?
So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
What is John 8:31-32?
a method applying the law of Noncontradiction to identify and refute self-defeating statements
What is the Road Runner Tactic?
The logical fallacy made by Kant that implies "more than" knowledge. Also known as Reductionism.
What is the "nothing but" fallacy?
the two categories where most people are ignorant and apathetic about truth
What is morality and religion?
these are the best way to discover truth because they are based on science, logic and evidence rather than consensus
What is Philosophical Reasons?
Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”
What is John 18:37