Dr. Jason Lisle Articles

• Beams Collide Today in Expensive Hadron Collider

  March 30, 2010

  In the news this morning, it was announced that scientists have succeeded in colliding beams of protons using the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

• Feedback Article

  Can We Understand God’s Ways?

  March 12, 2010 from Feedback

  A supportive pastor asks us why we teach that God’s ways are understandable to humans. But understanding God’s ways is impossible for finite minds.

• Book Chapter

  Does the Bible Say Anything about Astronomy?

  March 4, 2010 from The New Answers Book 2

  The Lord certainly understands how this universe works; after all, He made it. So His Word, the Bible, gives us the foundation for understanding the universe.

• Avatar—A “Spiritual” Experience

  Jan. 25, 2010

  Hidden away in the stunning imagery and the evolutionary, pantheistic message of Avatar is the reminder of one special tree—and humanity’s need for God.

• Feedback Article

  Not Sound Logic?

  Jan. 8, 2010 from Feedback

  Do logic and truth really depend upon the Bible being true? Couldn’t atheists just invent a story to explain them? Dr. Jason Lisle, AiG–U.S., shows why this is impossible.

• Magazine Article

  The Star of Bethlehem

  

  Dec. 20, 2009 from Answers Magazine

  In the book of Matthew it is recorded that the birth of Jesus was accompanied by an extraordinary celestial event: a star led the magi (the “wise men”) to Jesus.

• Feedback Article

  Logic and the Garden

  Oct. 2, 2009 from Feedback

  Can the Bible truly “speak”? Why was there a Garden of Eden in a perfect earth? Jason Lisle and Bodie Hodge provide insight.

• Straw-Man Fallacy

  Sept. 28, 2009 from Logical Fallacies Series

  This occurs when a person misrepresents an opponent’s position and then proceeds to refute that misrepresentation rather than what the opponent actually claims.

• Faulty Appeal to Authority

  Sept. 21, 2009 from Logical Fallacies Series

  Essentially, the faulty appeal to authority is the argument that a claim is true simply because someone else believes it.

• Feedback Article

  The Burden of Evidence

  Sept. 18, 2009 from Feedback

  Should Christians use a variety of apologetic methods? What does the Bible teach? Dr. Jason Lisle, AiG–U.S., provides insight.

• Ad Hominem

  Sept. 14, 2009 from Logical Fallacies Series

  The ad hominmen fallacy is so named because it directs an argument against the person making a claim rather than the claim itself.

• Feedback Article

  The Logic of Belief

  Sept. 11, 2009 from Feedback

  Is Christianity logical? As Dr. Jason Lisle, AiG–U.S., shows, not only is Christianity logical, it is foundational for all logic.

• Bifurcation

  Sept. 7, 2009 from Logical Fallacies Series

  A person commits this fallacy when he or she claims that there are only two mutually exclusive possibilities—when, in fact, there is a third option.

• The Complex Question

  Aug. 31, 2009 from Logical Fallacies Series

  The complex question is the interrogative form of begging the question—when the arguer attempts to persuade by asking a loaded question.

• The Fallacy of the Question-Begging Epithet

  Aug. 24, 2009 from Logical Fallacies Series

  With the question-begging epithet, the arguer uses biased (often emotional) language to persuade people rather than using logic.

• The Fallacy of Begging the Question

  Aug. 17, 2009 from Logical Fallacies Series

  This fallacy is committed when a person merely assumes what he is attempting to prove, or when the premise of an argument actually depends upon its conclusion.

• Surviving Secular College

  Aug. 11, 2009

  In addition to the normal academic pressures faced by all students, the consistent Christian must learn to be discerning about the views and interpretations expressed by his or her professors.

• The Fallacy of Equivocation

  Aug. 10, 2009 from Logical Fallacies Series

  Most words have more than one meaning, but only one of these meanings will properly fit the given context.

• The Fallacy of Reification

  Aug. 3, 2009 from Logical Fallacies Series

  Reification is attributing a concrete characteristic to something that is abstract.

• Feedback Article

  Should Christians Put Aside Biblical Authority?

  July 31, 2009 from Feedback

  Did Paul, in the New Testament, instruct Christians to put aside biblical authority in order to reach the lost? Dr. Jason Lisle, AiG–U.S., shows why this is problematic.

• Introduction

  July 27, 2009 from Logical Fallacies Series

  Logic is a very valuable tool, particularly for the Christian who wants to defend his or her faith better.

• The Ultimate Proof of Creation

  July 20, 2009 from Answers Update

  A debate over biblical creation is a lot like a debate over the existence of air. Can you imagine two people debating whether or not air exists?

• Feedback Article

  Is Apologetics in Vain?

  July 10, 2009 from Feedback

  Are apologetics efforts based on presuppositional arguments ultimately in vain? Dr. Jason Lisle, AiG–U.S., addresses this question and more.

• Is There an “Ultimate Proof of Creation”?

  June 15, 2009

  Many creationists are looking for a “magic bullet” to prove creation is true. The proof, however, is not simply in the evidence.

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