YES, NO, MAYBE: Reason as Evidence of a Rational God

• Reasoning: Laws of Logic, Epistemology, and Wisdom
• The Euthyphro Dilemma
• Laws of Logic
  • Law of Non-contradiction
  • Law of the Excluded Middle
  • Law of Identity
• Are laws of logic material (physical), changing, objective, and/or necessary?
• Epistemology: Ways of Knowing
  • Empirical Knowledge (e.g., Science)
  • Reason (e.g., Square Circles are contradictory)
  • Intuition (e.g., Nonverbals)
  • Authority (e.g., people, books, a supreme being, etc.).
• Can Science Discover the Origin for the Laws of Logic …. Without first relying on the laws of Logic?
  
• Epistemology: What Science Cannot Prove:
  • Logical & Mathematical Truths
  • Metaphysical Truths
  • Ethical Beliefs
  • Aesthetic Judgments
  • Science Itself
• Epistemology: Laws of Logic come from …Someone else?
  • Immaterial/Metaphysical…
  • Unchanging…
  • Objective…
  • Inviting Science…
  • Inviting Learning…
• Inference to the Best Explanation (IBE): God.
• An Afterthought: Atheism & Truth Claims
  • Atheism cannot account for laws of logic.
  • Atheism cannot account for the uniformity of nature.
  • Atheism cannot account for the reason reason is reasonable.
• Compare: Scientific Materialism (Scientism): Is your mind your brain?
  • Biological cell replacements
  • Thoughts are immaterial
  • Thoughts are subjective
  • Thoughts are volitional
  • Mind over (brain) matter
  • Knowledge and Presuppositions
  • Wisdom and Presuppositions
• Who is Really a “Free Thinker”?
• Conclusion / Q&A