tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11714522.post9143107372150720578..comments2024-03-27T09:11:00.450-04:00Comments on Incinerating Presuppositionalism: Was I Ever a Presuppositionalist Myself?Bahnsen Burnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030029491768748360noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11714522.post-38951238606916817012010-06-22T16:36:33.428-04:002010-06-22T16:36:33.428-04:00Thanks for the response, I didn't expect the q...Thanks for the response, I didn't expect the question to provoke such a detailed reply. I know that you publish very little autobiographical type stuff here. I'm glad I asked!<br /><br />Regarding Acts 17, and Paul speaking about the altar to an "unknown god", I heard this put forward as an example of presuppositionalism in action. This was years ago, on Gene Cook's radio show. He asserted that Paul's intention was <i>not</i> to establish some common ground between himself and the Athenians. It was actually to mock the pagan polytheists, to expose their worldview as superstitious foolishness.<br /><br />I had a quick read of the passages. In Acts 17:22, Depending on the translation, Paul calls the Athenians religious (a good thing, right?), superstitious, or "given up to demon worship" (presumably a bad thing). I don't know if this line was antagonistic or friendly or something in between (or even written down accurately).<br /><br />Anyway, It's clear that he's appealing to the pagans' pre-Christian theism. He presents his own monotheistic god as a bigger, stronger, better thing in the same category.<br /><br />I saw another Christian trying to evangelise online in a mysterious way, using Paul's reference to the altar to the "unknown god". This was years ago on the old IIDB.org, a board full of atheists. No idea what he thought he was trying to pull off there.<br /><br />regards,<br /><br />JayJasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09604208085934821426noreply@blogger.com