Speaker and author on apologetics, worldviews, and eschatology.
If you want a good example of defending the faith, or apologetics, read the article from World magazine about The Veritas Forum at UCLA. (“Ready to give an answer” at http://www.worldoncampus.com/2012/03/ready_to_give_an_answer) Groups like The Veritas Forum help believers “take a more intellectual approach to their faith and learn how to appeal to skeptics who say [&hellip
A third test for a worldview is whether it is useful or relevant in life. A Secular Humanist may state that there are no gods, no life after death, no ultimate foundation for ethics, no ultimate meaning in life, and no free will. Since these implications stem from evolution—that the universe came about all by [&hellip
A second test for a worldview is that it doesn’t have contradictions. If something is logically inconsistent, it cannot be true. Refer to the dictionary definition of truth: “conformity to knowledge, fact, actuality, or logic.” For example, you can’t be a married bachelor. Or take Secular Humanism’s stance on ethics, or how to behave, which [&hellip
I read a blog from Chuch Colson at BreakPoint that fits perfectly into the question of whether a worldview is true or not. There is an atheist who argues that even though Christianity may not be true it is useful for a good society. Read the blog “Fillet of Faith” http://www.breakpoint.org/bpcommentaries/entry
People can believe whatever they want, but that doesn’t make it true. I can believe that I can fly, but when I fall off the roof instead of zooming through the sky, the truth (and the ground) smacks me in the face. So it is with worldviews. You can believe what you want—but is it [&hellip
Let’s conclude the explanation of worldview components. All worldviews have to answer fundamental questions. These are questions that all people ponder—issues that are universal to all humans. The questions that all want answered are: Where did we come from? Why are we here? What can we do about evil and suffering? And what happens when [&hellip
What is right and wrong? How do we decide? Is there anything wrong with anything? As we continue to examine worldview components, we come upon their ethical stance. All worldviews have beliefs about how to live. Recall that according to atheism, no God exists. Furthermore, Secular Humanism believes that there is no supernatural realm, just [&hellip
Let’s continue to discuss the components of a worldview. All worldviews have beliefs about reality and the source of everything. Another term for this is a philosophy. Some believe in naturalism—the belief that reality is only comprised of matter, or natural things, with no supernatural realm. Everything that exists is just what we see in [&hellip
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