Hello AV,

I think Jacob captured in broad terms the idea behind presuppositionalism. Here is the philosophical basis for presuppostional apologetics:

1. We all have a worldview that answers questions such as what is real, how do we know, and what is right an wrong.
2. This worldview is made up of a network of presuppositions - propositions that we hold as being true not on the basis of having proved them to be true, but rather are the basis upon which we prove other things to be true. An axiom is somewhat like a presupposition.
3. Because of the fall, man's presuppositions are very skewed.
4. Since presuppostions are the basis upon which rational inquiry is based, and since fallen man's presuppositions are skewed, then an appropriate apologetic must take this into account. This is why the presuppostionalist is critical of classical and evidentiary apologetics. The presuppositionalists feel as if these apologists miss this point altogether.
5. The answer the presuppositionalist provides is an analysis of the various pressupostions to which ones can actually account for human experience. The idea being that if a worldview (network of pressupositions) fails to account for some key point, then it fails in some way.

Brian

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Brian Bosse
Faith Community Church
Tucson, Arizona
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