Apologetics 101
1. Premise 1: Everything that begins to exist has a cause.
2. Premise 2: The universe began to exist.
3. Conclusion 1: Therefore, the universe has a cause.
What is the Kalam Cosmological Argument?
This activity has been used in presentations for over a decade, referencing significant thinkers from eons past in a comical manner.
What is "Name That Dead Guy!"
This Apostle, according to tradition, went to evangelize the subcontinent of India, and suffered martyrdom by beign impaled by Spears.
Who is Saint Thomas?
"Oh dear, I’m still in my sundries"
"Predeliction for Cinnamon Bread"
"You're a Hungarian. You have all sorts of diseases."
Who is CG?
This Heresey was never formally condemened, however it articulated clearly erroneous doctrine including (but not limited to): permitting lying on April 1st, insisting there were 7 incarnations of Christ, and that sin natures are inherited after you turn 34.
What is Joshuanism?
Premise 3: If God does not exist, objective moral values and duties do not exist.
Premise 2: Objective Moral Values Exist.
Conclusion: God Exists.
What is the Moral Argument?
This guy founded Oso Logos on Baylor's campus in 2014, serving as our first President after his attempt to charter a Ratio Christi chapter was denied.
Who is Ryan Crews?
This early church apologist is famous for his 1st and 2nd apology, which include a discussion on the nature of the Lord's Supper and a denial that Christians practiced cannibalism.
Who is Justin Martyr?
"We gotta be crankin out kids! 6 or 7 minimum.”
“You can be super pope and I can be super super pope”
"Autism builds nations”
Who is Zach (which one, we will never know)?
This Heresy says that Jesus is the "first and greatest creation" of God, that Jesus was still the savior of the world, but there was a time when the Son was not.
What is Arianism?
Premise 1: Every natural or innate desire in us corresponds to a real object that can satisfy it.
Premise 2: There exists in us a deep desire which no experience in this world can satisfy.
Conclusion: Therefore, there must exist something outside of this world that can satisfy this desire.
What is C.S. Lewis' Argument from Desire?
75% attendance at all meetings
2 semesters of Theologos
Write 1 article/year
Present a thesis at Coffee House
What were the requirements for Oso Logos membership?
This Christian theologian emphasized God's "otherness" and insisted that the primary mode of revelation between man and God is the Incarnation. This theologian also coined the term "dialectical theology" and rejected natural theology.
Who is Karl Barth?
“Carl needs to become Joseph Stalin.”
“Real, important countries. Not where penguins live.”
“Hi daddy can I have money?"
Who is CM?
This Heresy holds that God does not know the future with certainty; rather, He reacts to events as he becomes aware of them. It argues that "omniscience" only implies that God knows everything that he could know, but not that he necessarily knows everything.
What is Open Theism?
Premise 1: There are fundamental factors in the universe that appear to have been determined with great precision.
Premise 2: It is very unlikely that these factors would have been determined by chance.
Conclusion: Therefore, the most reasonable explanation is that the universe was designed by an intelligent agent.
What is the Fine Tuning Argument for God's Existence?
They'll make an "Intelligent Design Think Tank"
They won't allow women to be officers!
They're a bunch of raging fundamentalists!
What are the reasons Baylor rejected our charter for 10 years?
This Epicurean philosopher & poet was quoted by Paul in his Sermon on Mars Hill.
Who is Epimenedes of Crete?
"I will Punch You."
"I will hurt you."
"I will murder you."
(All In Reference to CM)
Who is CB?
(Side Note: Pretty Incriminating)
This heresy holds that the Incarnation consists of a divine soul united to a human body. Its most famous modern proponent is William Lane Craig.
What is Apollonarianism?
Premise 1: Some things are more or less good, true, and noble than others.
Premise 2: "More" or "less" is predicated on different things based on how they resemble a maximum.
Premise 3: Things that are the greatest in truth are also the greatest in being.
Premise 4: When many things share a property, the one that possesses it most fully is the cause of that property in the others.
Conclusion: Therefore, there exists a supreme being that is the cause of all being, goodness, and perfection in all other things, which is God.
What is Aquinas' 4th Way?
OR What is the Argument from Gradation?
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What was the most faculty advisors that Oso Logos had at any given time?
This Christian missionary is responsible for the Christianization of Germany as well as the invention of Christmas trees.
Who is Saint Boniface?
“The AI overview dictates truth”
"Carl is THE Anselm fanboy of this generation"
"That's not mine, that's not mine! You're spreading falsehoods!"
Who is HS?
This heresy argues that Jesus' resurrection appearances are illusory and not a physical resurrection. Some versions of this heresy argue that Jesus was raised as a dodecahedron.
What is Docetism?