The Christian worldview is not a mere assumption. It is the worldview that makes knowledge possible (Proverbs 1:7; Colossians 2:3). It alone provides the justification for those things we need for reasoning—such as laws of logic and uniformity.
Logic is a very valuable tool, particularly for the Christian who wants to defend his or her faith better. Mistakes in reasoning are called “logical fallacies,” and they abound in origins debates.
The straw-man fallacy is when a person misrepresents his opponent’s position and then proceeds to refute that misrepresentation rather than what his opponent actually claims.
The ad hominmen fallacy is so named because it directs an argument against the person making a claim rather than the claim itself.
Is Christianity logical? As Dr. Jason Lisle, AiG–U.S., shows, not only is Christianity logical, it is foundational for all logic.
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 is the interrogative form of begging the question—when the arguer attempts to persuade by asking a loaded question.
With the question-begging epithet, the arguer uses biased (often emotional) language to persuade people rather than using logic.
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.
Most words have more than one meaning, but only one of these meanings will properly fit the given context.
Reification is attributing a concrete characteristic to something that is abstract.
Logic is a very valuable tool, particularly for the Christian who wants to defend his or her faith better.
Are the laws of logic truly universal? Must a person choose between logic or faith? Have we moved beyond superstition? Dr. Jason Lisle, AiG–U.S., responds to a critic’s challenge.
Dr. Jason Lisle, AiG–U.S., shows why a universe with stability and laws of logic requires the biblical God—even hypothetical ones.
AiG has made the claim that science requires a biblical worldview. Is this logically defensible?
What are the limits of logic and is logic more important than God’s Word?
Did God create logic? Or is logic further evidence of God’s existence?
The universe is full of change; almost everything in the physical universe is constantly changing. Yet, we all assume that the laws of nature do not.
The fast succession of irrelevant questions is a well-known logical fallacy known as a “loaded question.”
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