Why You Need to Understand the Bible, Poythress on Evolution and Consciousness, and a Question About Life’s Purpose

AN IDEA FROM ME

If you take God out of the equation, why would you think that we are wired for language? Really think about that. Why would you assume, as an atheist, that our brains—our minds—are actually wired for communication?  Now, if someone says, “I don't have to assume that. I just speak and people can understand what I'm saying,” well, you can do that because we live in God's world. But hear me, there's nothing in your worldview, as an atheist, that can explain that, or that can assume that language is going to be possible from one moment to the next. An atheist has no business believing in anything like uniformity in nature or the design of the human mind. 

And so  the question is not, “Can you use language?” Of course you can use language. We live in God's world. The question is, “Can you account for why language works, given the tenets of your own worldview?” That is the real question. And Christianity wins every time against atheism. 

Language is important. And we Christians believe that human minds are wired for language. God has wired us for truth.

— Epistemology - Introduction to a Christian Theory of Truth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm7M9qeZH8E 

A QUOTE FROM SOMEBODY ELSE

Truth always carries with it confrontation. Truth demands confrontation; loving confrontation nevertheless. If our reflex action is always accommodation regardless of the centrality of the truth involved, there is something wrong.

—Francis A. Schaeffer, “The Complete Works of Francis A. Schaeffer: A Christian view of the church” (1982). 

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

“All truth is God’s truth.” What do you think of this proverb? Is it… true?

Reply in the next seven days, and I will write you back. 

In Christ, 

Joel Settecase

President, The Think Institute

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