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What are two reasons that we NEED to do apologetics?
Any two of these, tbh:
- Apologetics is Biblically commanded of us
- Apologetics gives us confidence in times of difficulties and doubts
- Apologetics enables us to share the case for Christ
- Jesus did apologetics
- Paul did apologetics
What is a "worldview"?
A way that people see the world.
OR
A collection of values, stories, attitudes, or beliefs that they have about reality/ something like that.
What is an “Argument”, in terms of logic and NOT in terms of a fight you have with a sibling?
- Offering persuasive statements that include at least two premises and a conclusion
What kind of sentence is this: A, E, I, or O
“All dogs are brown”
A
What is the name of Mr Suarez’s cute little daughter (she is due in December, btw!!!) ?
ISABELLA!!!
What is the TARGET of Apolgetics?
- To give a clear answer/”defense” to anyone who asks about the Christian Faith. (1 Peter 3:15)
From our "Worldview Review" Charts assignment, what are the three things that a worldview must accept for it to be logically coherent?
1. OT exists
2. OTk is true (at least some objective truths are knowable)
3. FW is true (we have minds that can FREELY reason about the truth)
What are the three main laws of logic, and what is the fourth one mentioned in the book?
- Law of Identity #1 (A=A)
- Law of Noncontradiction #2 (Something cannot be both A and non-A at the same time in the same sense)
- Law of The Excluded Middle #3 (Something is either true or false)
- Law of Rational Inference #4 (If A is in B and B is in C, A is in C)
What kind of sentence is this: A, E, I, or O
“No cats are green”
E
What is the name of Mr Suarez’s worldview book? (Which he used in order to make the "worldview charts" assignment)
Worldview Review
What are the three steps of our APPROACH in reaching this target?
1. Explain Philosophical Foundations
2. Explain Theological Foundations
3. Explain Evidential Foundations
Name 5 topics/questions that a worldview should answer.
Where did everything come from? (Cosmology: Study of origins of the Universe)
Why are HUMANS here, and what are we? (Teleology: Study of Purposes and ‘Ends’ of things, and Anthropology: Study of Human Behavior)
How should I live? (Morality: Defining Right and Wrong)
How do things exist, and what makes a thing what it is? [Metaphysics: A broad study of the nature of fundamental reality, and Ontology: A subcategory of metaphysics that specifically studies what DOES exist and how- or in what category- they exist]
How do we come to know things? (Epistemology)
What worldview best answers these questions? (Worldview Review)
TBH, others work, too. So just make it make sense.
Explain what each of the following fallacies are:
Strawman
Circular Reasoning
False Dilemma
Strawman: Presenting an incorrect and weak version of your opponents argument, and then attacking that false depiction to make it look like you won.
Circular Reasoning: Assuming to be true the very thing that you are trying to prove.
False Dilemma: Forcing people to choose between only two options when other ones are clearly possible.
What is the M term in this syllogism?
“All men can dab.
Mr Suarez is a man.
Therefore, Mr Suarez can dab.”
M term: man/men
What condition does Mr Suarez have that makes him so tired?
Narcolepsy
Hypersomnia
(IMMA LAUGH if someone says Marriage LOL)
What is Faith? What is Reason? And what is the CHRISTIAN view of Faith and Reason working together?
Faith = A personal trust or confidence in someone (for the Christian, this someone is God)
Reason = The act of the mind when it apprehends (lays hold of a thing), then judges (affirms or denies its reality or truth value), and subsequently reasons to a conclusion.
Synthesis of Reason and Faith (Christian Way)= Christianity holds that REASON takes priority PRIOR to salvation so as to establish and test the preambles of the faith (God’s Existence), then faith takes priority after salvation to inform the mind what reason alone cannot know (the plan of salvation). Faith may go beyond reason, but not contrary to it.
Summarize (with a single sentence per worldview) the main beliefs of the following worldviews:
1. Apatheism
2. Naturalism
3. Pantheism
1. Apatheism: They dont care if there is a God.
2. Naturalism: There is no such thing as the "supernatural;" only nature.
3. All is God.
Give me two common examples of "Hasty Generalization" in modern society.
Tons:
1. Racism
2. Prejudice
3. Hating Christians because of the actions of a few
4. Assuming all people of a political party are evil because of the beliefs of just a few are (unless they all actually do hold to the same views that are evil, then it is not a fallacy)
5. "First Impressions": Many people let a first impression control how they view a person and understand them. However, this is dumb.
What are the S, P, and M terms in this syllogism?
P1: All marvel movies are fire.
P2: No fires are cool.
Conclusion: Therefore, no marvel movies are cool.
S: Marvel movies
P: cool
M: fire(s)
What would the Spinny Propeller hat mean if Mr Suarez ever wore it for a debate?
It means that he is 50/50 on the topic in real life.
According to the "APOLOGETICS" acronym in your book, what do the letters "O, E, T, and I stand for"?
Here are all of them, just for the lols:
A- Always be ready to share the Gospel
P- Pre-evangelism (it can help clarify the Gospel message)
O- Overcome obstacles that may hinder a clear presentation of the gospel
L- Loving your neighbor moves the truth from their head to their heart
O- Overcome discouragement and rejection; remember that the Holy Spirit does the work
G- Gospel message is the priority, not your pet doctrines
E- Encourage relationships
T- Truth is powerful- use it.
I- illuminate and clarify concepts and terms.
C- Christ is the focus of your teaching and preaching
S- Scripture should be used
Name the FOUNDER of the following cults, and name ONE strange or non-Christian belief for each of the following cults:
1. Jehovah's Witnesses
2. LDS/Mormonism
3. Scientology
1. Charles Taze Russel; Weird beliefs could be:
- No blood transfusions or use of donated blood.
- Jesus is the archangel Michael
- Holy Spirit is an impersonal force
- They use the "New World Translation"
- They deny the Trinity
2. Joseph Smith:
- Dark sin is a sign that you were cursed by choosing to remain neutral in the fight between Jesus and Satan when the earth was first made.
- Child marriage is apparently okay but drinking coffee is sinful?
- Jesus and Satan are brothers.
- Spirit Underwear.
3. L Ron Hubbard:
- Pantheist, kind of
- Dont actually care what you think about Jesus
- Lord Zenu/Xenu of the Galactic Empire
- Tom Cruise is in this religion as their main person, so thats weird
- You sign away your soul for a "Billion years" space navy contract
What is wrong with the following argument:
"We know that God cannot exist because if you were born in Japan, you would be Shinto! If you were born in India, you would be Hindu! If you were born in Utah, you would be Mormon! And if you were born in England, you would be a Muslim! Your belief in God is tied to where you are born, so it is false!"
Genetic Fallacy
Hasty Generalization
Red Herring
Kind of just explain why this does not relate to God's existence
Is this syllogism VALID? (As in does it pass the seven checks for a valid syllogism? This is NOT ASKING IF IT IS TRUE, just if the STRUCTURE of the argument in valid)
“No birds can swim.
No Penguins are birds.
Therefore, no penguins can swim.”
Nah.
Two negative premises.
What was the title of the sermon I preached at our chapel?
"A God Worth Living (and Dying) for"