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| our most basic beliefs about reality; something we assume at the outset before any investigation of evidence |
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| difference between presuppositional apologetics and evidential apologetics |
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| Evidentialism argues with the use of evidence. Presuppositional recognizes that the interpretation of evidence is based on our already accepted worldviews and presuppositions. Therefore, it goes to the heart of the matter and questions the evolutionist worldview. |
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| study of principles of correct and incorrect reasoning |
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| statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false |
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| group of propositions, where the truth of one is claimed to follow from the others |
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| common error in "chain of reasoning"; tends to be persuasive |
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| 2 premises and 1 conclusion |
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| argument is valid of the conclusion follows the premises |
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| if the premises are false |
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| argument is valid and the premises are true |
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| deductive argument (formal) |
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| conclusion is definitely true if premises are |
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| conclusion is likely to be true if premises are |
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| valid or invalid, sound or unsound |
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| assertion made in that premise not true |
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| only thing that exists is nature; presupposes there is no God |
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| you can know all that you can observe/demonstrate; presupposes that science is the highest standard |
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| uniformity of nature; laws of logic; absolute morality |
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| network of presuppositions, untested by natural science, and in light of which all experience is interpreted |
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| laws of nature do not arbitrarily change with time or space; operational science requires this presupposition; example of flaw in argument: I am immortal because I have never died |
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| Arbitrariness; Inconsistency; Preconceptions of Intelligibility (failure to provide) |
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| Preconditions of Intelligibility |
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| laws of logic; uniformity of nature; absolute morality; reliability of senses and memory; personal dignity and freedom; rationality in debate |
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