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Old 11-03-2006, 11:44 PM
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The system Vincent Cheung presents is irrefutable. Biblical Rationalism, or Scripturalism, has no defeaters. There is only a couple technical flaws in Cheung's position, but they are a matter of fine tuning. There are no chinks in the armer that can bring the it down. Those that have argued against Chueng's position have depending on straw-men arguments.

The only point of disagreement I have with VC, is the idea that there is no possible worldview that could match it. I've never heard of one that could. It's difficult to imagine one that could equal Scripturalism - but theoretically, it would be possible. It could not, however, defeat Scripturalism.

One of the advantages of Biblical Rationalism is it is completely harmonious to straight evangelism. It's one thing to defeat every opponents worldview - a present an iron-clad alternative - but it's the presentation of the Gospel of Christ that promotes faith. The BR apologist can switch to presenting the Gospel without untying and metaphysical knots he's created. He has already founded everything on Scripture, so there is not hesitation on presenting Christ to the unbeliever. He doesn't have justify the Gospel with natural law theories, or cosmological or ontological arguments, or transcendental nonsense. He doesn't have to play existential games. Since the the BR apologetics starts with an epistemology (instead of an ontology) with is founded on Scripture, the Gospel is right there.
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