tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1742875340359980279.post6560700279735622720..comments2014-07-10T14:00:01.950-07:00Comments on Choosing Hats: A friendly chat in simple terms.Brian Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343706473535031469noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1742875340359980279.post-70257522210907837492009-09-01T11:08:35.934-07:002009-09-01T11:08:35.934-07:00Hi Chris,
I've provided answers to your quest...Hi Chris,<br /><br />I've provided answers to your questions here:<br /><br /><a href="http://bahnsenburner.blogspot.com/2009/09/chris-bolts-questions.html" rel="nofollow">Chris Bolt's Questions</a><br /><br />Regards,<br />DawsonBahnsen Burnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030029491768748360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1742875340359980279.post-67730119009171353802009-08-31T21:17:03.658-07:002009-08-31T21:17:03.658-07:00What do you mean by "previously validated kno...What do you mean by "previously validated knowledge"? Is it not a possibility that you will come across some fact in future experience which will overturn your apparent knowledge concerning what rain is made up of?<br /><br />So far as I know Christianity does not teach anything about an invisible magic being who manipulates a lawless world; but really, how do you know that water might Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1742875340359980279.post-48220707277993815612009-08-31T14:34:29.759-07:002009-08-31T14:34:29.759-07:00Bolt: "How do you know that there are no fact...Bolt: "How do you know that there are no facts that might unseat your knowledge that rain is composed of water droplets?"<br /><br />You're not dealing with my point, which was that your argument for global skepticism fails. I don't have to prove that "there are no facts that might unseat [our] knowledge that rain is composed of water droplets." There may be cases whenBahnsen Burnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030029491768748360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1742875340359980279.post-28443830135545767022009-08-31T12:14:58.943-07:002009-08-31T12:14:58.943-07:00How do you know that there are no facts that might...How do you know that there are no facts that might unseat your knowledge that rain is composed of water droplets?<br /><br />How do you know that water might not turn into merlot the next time you drink it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1742875340359980279.post-71909299795432486952009-07-27T15:00:37.535-07:002009-07-27T15:00:37.535-07:00I'm asking about the methodology by which the ...<i>I'm asking about the methodology by which the believer comes to the knowledge that his god really does exist. </i><br /><br />Tradition and testimony.<br /><br />Truth passed down by those that went before us.dudhduddhdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386575757949129658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1742875340359980279.post-47612281382042834222009-07-26T14:09:24.403-07:002009-07-26T14:09:24.403-07:00I asked: "How do you ensure that you’ve not m...I asked: "How do you ensure that you’ve not made any mistakes along the way?"<br /><br />Chris: “Assuming that you are speaking in terms of presuppositions; one way is via the impossibility of the contrary.”<br /><br />But since this notion of “the impossibility of the contrary” already assumes the truth of what is question, it is question-begging to appeal to it as assurance that no Bahnsen Burnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030029491768748360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1742875340359980279.post-43984567497724796832009-07-26T14:08:50.932-07:002009-07-26T14:08:50.932-07:00Hello Chris,
Thanks for your comments.
Me: “Wha...Hello Chris,<br /><br />Thanks for your comments. <br /><br />Me: “What is your starting point?” <br /><br />Chris: “The revelation of God.”<br /><br />I’m sure you realize that the notion “the revelation of God” is not conceptually irreducible, so it cannot be fundamental. Indeed, the notion “the revelation of God” presumes an enormous sum of prior assumptions, assumptions which have to be Bahnsen Burnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030029491768748360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1742875340359980279.post-77826547492366566682009-07-25T22:12:51.562-07:002009-07-25T22:12:51.562-07:00What is your starting point?
The revelation of G...What is your starting point? <br /><br />The revelation of God.<br /><br />By what means are you aware of your starting point? <br /><br />A priori and a posteriori knowledge or more specifically the sensus divinitatis and external evidence respectively.<br /><br />What enables you to traverse cognitively from your starting point to the knowledge that your god exists (assuming “god exists” is notAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1742875340359980279.post-69201054949421716572009-07-23T13:03:39.972-07:002009-07-23T13:03:39.972-07:00Hello Brian,
Thanks for jumping in.
Yes, I had ...Hello Brian,<br /><br />Thanks for jumping in. <br /><br />Yes, I had seen this part in the dialogue which Chris posted, but it too does not address the question I'm inquiring on. I'm asking about the methodology by which the believer comes to the knowledge that his god really does exist. The portion of the dialogue to which you drew my attention already grants this knowledge (even the Bahnsen Burnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030029491768748360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1742875340359980279.post-15953169372700111372009-07-23T12:48:07.209-07:002009-07-23T12:48:07.209-07:00Hi Dawson -
I'm jumping in here just long eno...Hi Dawson -<br /><br />I'm jumping in here just long enough to highlight a section of the conversation between Chris and the unbeliever that might help you understand better what is meant by "the impossibility of the contrary."<br /><br /><b>Unbeliever</b>: How do I know god inspired the bible and that it is something other than human?<br /><br /><b>Chris</b>: Because it claims it Brian Knapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09343706473535031469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1742875340359980279.post-69615415063956997292009-07-23T12:20:48.725-07:002009-07-23T12:20:48.725-07:00Hello Chris,
I hope you’ve been well. As always, ...Hello Chris,<br /><br />I hope you’ve been well. As always, I’m enjoying your blog.<br /><br />The topic of how someone who claims to know that a god exists answers the question, “How do you know God exists?” is always fascinating to me. It is especially now as a former believer myself, looking back on why I believed what I believed (or tried to believe). Thanks to my choice to be honest, I'mBahnsen Burnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030029491768748360noreply@blogger.com