tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929118264557347645.post6765842976415195210..comments2023-11-02T05:05:42.681-05:00Comments on Reformed Seth: presuppositional naturalism and materialismSethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13248559361975013834noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929118264557347645.post-72504151668909906972012-04-13T08:32:05.735-05:002012-04-13T08:32:05.735-05:00Hi thirdrailpodium,
I agree that every world view...Hi thirdrailpodium,<br /><br />I agree that every world view must be, in the end, founded in a presupposition, or conviction (or the Witness of the Holy Spirit). However, the quotes Seth has posted here show that secularists have broken away from the scientific method. <br /><br />Rather than drawing conclusions from evidence, secular scientists seem to presuppose naturalism. Life, for example, has never been shown to arise from inorganic matter, and yet this is exactly what the naturalist proposes!<br /><br />We know that matter/energy cannot originate from nothingness (1st Law of Thermodynamics), yet this is exactly what the naturalist proposes.<br /><br />I encourage you to read the quotes Seth has posted, and ask yourself if these people are operating on the empirical.Eric D Lloydhttp://standtherefore.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929118264557347645.post-62332471650483181392012-04-10T22:33:08.450-05:002012-04-10T22:33:08.450-05:00Faith-based? Nonsense. Once you realize the validi...Faith-based? Nonsense. Once you realize the validity of solipsism, you must also realize that no defensible claims can ever be made about the afterlife, or much of life. Some might even argue that "I exist" is something of a presupposition, depending on your views on "I". Presuppositional materialism simply realizes that we suppose that we might be able to gather at least somewhat accurate information about the world, and we can come to conclusions about the natural material world through the systematic collection and analysis of empirical data.<br /><br />If atheism is defended by presuppositional materialism (for example, the scientific method), it is the opposite of a faith-based philosophy. To have faith is to believe something without evidence; presuppositional materialism only accepts things tentatively on the basis of empirical evidence.<br /><br />In light of solipsism, ANY view about the universe must rely on presuppositions. This is distinct, however, from a "faith-based philosophy" as you have claimed.thirdrailpodiumhttp://thirdrailpodium.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929118264557347645.post-17481118868424179522012-02-17T10:59:37.370-06:002012-02-17T10:59:37.370-06:00Great quotes. It's important to realize that a...Great quotes. It's important to realize that atheism is a faith-based philosophy.<br /><br />I wrote a similar piece just yesterday @ http://standtherefore.comEric D Lloydhttp://standtherefore.comnoreply@blogger.com