False Assumptions Lead to False Conclusions

Gary continues his response to a video promoting “eclipse mania” about the April 8 event.

Archaeological, biological, astronomical, and geological evidences do not speak except to inform us that all we see are not accidents that materialized out of the void of nothingness. The Psalmist tells us, “The heavens tell of the glory of God; and their expanse declares the work of His hands” (Psalm 19:1). Observational evidence and non-existent “evidence” (the origin of life) are always interpreted in terms of the operating assumptions of the interpreter. Before an argument begins, it’s necessary to flush out the operating assumptions of the person you are engaging with so not to fall into the trap that somehow facts and evidences brought to the debate are neutral:

Facts do not come with interpretation tags, telling us how to view them…. Both sides haggle over the facts. Both sides search for new facts to add to their arsenals. Both sides raise accusations, yet it’s a rare day indeed when both sides acknowledge that their differences stem from something much more basic than facts. Their differences are rooted in opposing worldviews, which in turn are permeated with philosophical assumptions and commitments.[1]

Why It Might Be OK to Eat Your Neighbor

The most damning assessment of a matter-only cosmos devoid of a Creator is that we got to this place in our evolutionary history by acts of violence whereby the strong conquered the weak with no one to support or condemn them. Why It Might Be OK to Eat Your Neighbor repeatedly raises the issue of accounting for the conscience, good and evil, and loving our neighbor. It’s shocking to read what atheists say about a cosmos devoid of meaning and morality.

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Gary continues his response to a video promoting “eclipse mania” about the April 8 event. All of the speculators have this in common: they take current events and try to manufacture biblical significance around them.

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[1] William D. Watkins, “Whose Facts Anyway?,” Christian Research Journal (24:2), 60.

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