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    Inductionism: A Philosophical System

    In this blog I advocate the principle that “if we will live,” we must choose to value our own lives, our reason, and our faith. I seek to reproduce my philosophical convictions in other people. For the sake of clarity, I’ve created an outline of my system. This and future posts will expound my system.

    A philosophical system must answer three basic kinds of questions: What kind of world is it? Why am I able to know it? How will I act? The central tenets of my philosophy are epistemological objectivism and a Christian morality of rational self-interest.

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    You’re a Legalist If You Draw a Clear Moral Line?

    Man by a cross kneeling down and praying

    In the Gospels we see Jesus drawing one clear moral line after another. But today we are told it is the legalist or the Pharisee who draws moral lines.

    Thus, when pastors release the Nashville Statement or similar statements of belief, the accusers salivate. The wolves descend.

    “How dare you agree with Scripture.”

    “It’s [the current year]!”

    “How un-Christlike.”

    What are we to make of this?

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    Knowledge in the Bible

    I surveyed the Bible to find its position on the status of knowledge. Does the Bible say knowledge/certainty is impossible to the unbeliever? Actually, I found that sinners can know many things. What they can’t know is the deceit of their own heart. But they can know good and evil. In fact, it is for knowing the good, yet choosing the evil, that people are condemned (Romans 1-2).

    Below is a set of verses to help combat the mystical approach to knowledge (presuppositionalism). We see the common-sense view of knowledge: we learn by observation and reasoning. People come to faith because they see evidence; seeing leads to believing.

    Knowledge plays a huge role in Scripture. In these verses we find a treasury of insight about what knowledge is possible to man and about how knowledge works. Enjoy!

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    How to Surrender No Premise

    When disputing or discussing, it’s common to grant an opponent’s premise for the sake of argument. But we don’t always need to, and it’s not always desirable.

    Take this example:

    One who supports “Planned Parenthood” and the harvesting of infant body parts argues as follows:

    “I thought that according to Christianity all babies go to heaven anyway. So why do you care?”

    See what the person is doing? He’s not advocating for his own position, but seeking merely to reduce the Christian view to absurdity.

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    My Wife Loves Me Conditionally

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    No, I don’t love my husband unconditionally. In fact, I am insulted by the idea of it.

    Somehow, the idea of “unconditional love” has been accepted by our culture as the most pure and true form of love possible. To love someone for personal gain is considered vulgar and opposite to love.

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