tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11714522.post8996163057915043919..comments2024-03-27T09:11:00.450-04:00Comments on Incinerating Presuppositionalism: Incinerating Presuppositionalism: Year SeventeenBahnsen Burnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030029491768748360noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11714522.post-3411106710302778002022-04-24T12:35:42.417-04:002022-04-24T12:35:42.417-04:00Hello Rage,
Thanks for your comment and your ques...Hello Rage,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment and your question.<br /><br />I first encountered presuppositionalism on an email list which I joined in the 1990s. Among the things I witnessed there were Christian apologists asking questions that I thought were interesting as well as philosophically important, but I marveled at the irony of their presumptuousness in insisting on non-Christians answering their questions when one could search the Christian bible in vain for answers. Questions such as “Is logic dependent on the brain?” “How do you justify induction?” “How are observations more than merely probable?” “Where does the law of non-contradiction come from?” etc. were not questions one could find answered anywhere in the bible, and yet here these apologists were posturing as though their religion had all the answers. <br /><br />I also observed how other non-Christians struggled to answer these questions and spar with apologists in an intelligent manner. Most seemed to have no good answers, and the answers that they did give tended to lead them right into the apologists’ waiting traps. I had already had my introduction to Objectivism by this point and could tell right off that the kinds of questions apologists were asking were soundly addressed in Objectivist sources. But there was nothing to bring that out. I saw a need, and I began to do my best to fill it. And the rest is documented right here on my blog. <br /><br />I don’t know how popular presuppositionalism is any more. Several blogs which I used to frequent are either dismantled entirely or long dormant. Even James Anderson’s <a href="http://www.vantil.info/list.html" rel="nofollow">Van Til List</a> - the original go-to source for all things Vantillian – was closed down nearly 20 years ago – though Anderson himself is still active as an apologist (see <a href="https://www.proginosko.com/" rel="nofollow">here</a>).<br /><br />Hope that answers your question.<br /><br />Regards,<br />DawsonBahnsen Burnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030029491768748360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11714522.post-36880432035658546622022-04-21T16:19:49.548-04:002022-04-21T16:19:49.548-04:00Dawson, I am curious what led you to start a blog ...Dawson, I am curious what led you to start a blog countering presuppositionalism since your blog predates the Internet presupp craze buy at least half a dozen years. What experiences did you have with presuppositionalism before starting your writing?Rageforthemachinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15757231488644145459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11714522.post-90678262086129142072022-03-26T20:25:46.212-04:002022-03-26T20:25:46.212-04:00Hey Dawson,
Way to go on another year of enlight...Hey Dawson, <br /><br />Way to go on another year of enlightening entries. <br /><br />Thanks again, and happy anniversary!<br /><br />YdemocYdemochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333223339501648341noreply@blogger.com