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Don’t Assume God
If You Do, You Make an Ass Out of You and God
This is a conversation I had with Advanced Google Gemini showing how minimal assumptions yield knowledge and the maximal assumption of God leads to death and destruction — maybe that’s a bit harsh — leads to erroneous thinking.
Have you heard of the presuppositionalists?
Yes, I have heard of the presuppositionalists. They represent a school of Christian apologetics that argues that belief in God is the necessary foundation for all knowledge and reasoning. They contend that without presupposing the existence of God, logic, morality, and even science are impossible to justify. This approach differs from classical apologetics which uses evidence and reason to argue for God’s existence.
Key points about presuppositionalism:
- Foundational Belief in God: Presuppositionalists assert that belief in the Christian God is the fundamental presupposition that makes sense of the world.
- Critique of Other Worldviews: They often focus on demonstrating the perceived inconsistencies and incoherence of worldviews that do not presuppose…