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Presupposing the Christian Worldview
« on: October 28, 2019, 11:21:08 AM »
Hello, this question may seem a bit random, but what are the consequences you can think of for presupposing the Christian Worldview?
Also, is the Christian Worldview required for everyone to presuppose?

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Re: Presupposing the Christian Worldview
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2019, 07:44:03 PM »
Here you go again asking a vague question with absolutely no context. How do you expect anyone to answer you when you can't communicate clearly what it is you want to know and defining what you mean?

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Re: Presupposing the Christian Worldview
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2019, 09:36:09 PM »
My apologies if this was vague, I didn't even know that it was until you mentioned.

So, first of all,

Is something true, or is it impossible to know anything to be true?

Is something true, or is it impossible to know anything to be true?
Assume that "it is impossible to know anything to be true". The statement "it is impossible to know anything to be true" would be therefore be something we know to be true, and therefore would be self-contradictory.

Therefore there must exist knowledge that can be known.

Absolute Truth exists.{Absolute = true at all times for all people everywhere}
Assume that "there is no absolute truth". The statement "there is no absolute truth" would be an absolute truth, and therefore would be self-contradictory.

Therefore, there must exist absolute truth(s)

Can you prove that logic exists?
No one could prove the nonexistence without using logic.
No one could define the key words in the question (prove, logic, exists) without using logic.

Truth, knowledge, and logic are all necessary to prove anything. You must borrow from the Christian worldview(presuppose it), and the God who makes universal, immaterial, and invariant laws possible in order to prove anything.

What are the consequences you can think of for presupposing the Christian Worldview regardless of what a person claims to believe in?
Also, is the Christian Worldview required for everyone to presuppose? Is it necessary for everyone to presuppose it as part of human existence?
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Re: Presupposing the Christian Worldview
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2019, 08:04:49 AM »
I still don't quite understand what you're asking or why. What do you mean by consequences? For the second part, obviously not all people do have a Christian worldview, or there would be no need for us to preach the gospel, so whether it is required or not is irrelevant. It is required for salvation, if that's what you mean. The evolutionary worldview is in complete opposition to the Christian worldview but there are many people who believe it, including some who claim to be Christians (which makes absolutely no sense to me); however, this is proof that they are not really of Christ since evolution calls God a liar at the very least, but in actuality denies His very existence. The Bible calls people who don't believe in God fools.

Psalm 14:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

Psalm 53:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.


As Christians, we presuppose the Bible to be the absolute inerrant Word of God and as such, we must also agree that there is only one version of the Bible to be inerrant, and that is the King James, since all others contradict that version in one way or another and God promised to perfectly preserve His word.

I have no idea if this is what you're looking for or not.