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FORMAL LOGIC -- Justifying that Initial Premises are TRUE
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<blockquote data-quote="Stephen3141" data-source="post: 77437245" data-attributes="member: 448643"><p>I propose a thread that will discuss ways to "justify" (the philosophical term)</p><p>that the initial premises used in an argument, are TRUE.</p><p></p><p>I propose this subject, because ...</p><p></p><p>1 Most of what I would call errors in arguments used by Christian </p><p>involve differences in basic definitions (premises). </p><p></p><p>2 The way in which we try to justify our initial premises, often </p><p>include appeals to authorities. What authorities we are appealing</p><p>to, is often left out of the arguments.</p><p></p><p>3 The anti-intellectual Christian traditions appeal to VERY different methods </p><p>of identifying authorities, than the Christian groups that are assuming that</p><p>formal reasoning methods are part of our shared reality (and so should be </p><p>used in Christian apologetics.</p><p></p><p>4 In Christian apologetics, we should try to explain WHY Christians hold</p><p>certain premises, in their arguments. This is part of explaining the</p><p>Christian faith.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I think that this topic would be VERY interesting, and reveal VERY different</p><p>approaches to dealing with the topic of truth, among different Christian</p><p>groups.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stephen3141, post: 77437245, member: 448643"] I propose a thread that will discuss ways to "justify" (the philosophical term) that the initial premises used in an argument, are TRUE. I propose this subject, because ... 1 Most of what I would call errors in arguments used by Christian involve differences in basic definitions (premises). 2 The way in which we try to justify our initial premises, often include appeals to authorities. What authorities we are appealing to, is often left out of the arguments. 3 The anti-intellectual Christian traditions appeal to VERY different methods of identifying authorities, than the Christian groups that are assuming that formal reasoning methods are part of our shared reality (and so should be used in Christian apologetics. 4 In Christian apologetics, we should try to explain WHY Christians hold certain premises, in their arguments. This is part of explaining the Christian faith. I think that this topic would be VERY interesting, and reveal VERY different approaches to dealing with the topic of truth, among different Christian groups. [/QUOTE]
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