0:00 The Nature Of The Task Is To Show The Objective Truth Of The Christian System Of Thought As A Whole
0:56 Christian Presuppositionalists Are Defending Christian Theism In Particular
2:04 Christian Presuppositionalists Are Defending The Objective Truth of Christianity With Objective Proof
4:52 Dr. Van Til Had This To Say About The Offering Of An Objective Argument For Christianity Over Against Subjective Relativism
7:26 Christian Presuppositionalists Are Presenting Christianity As A System Of Thought (A WORLDVIEW)
9:09 How Shall We Argue With The Atheists?…
10:01 What Is The Nature Of The Evidence That Is Needed To Prove The Christian GOD?
13:00 The Way In Which The Nature Of Evidence Is Determined For The Existence Of GOD Reveals A Person’s Metaphysical Condition [METAPHYSICS]
14:11 What One Thinks About Reality In The First Place Determines What He Accepts As Evidence In The Second Place…Two Schools Of Thought: Rationalism & Empiricism
14:20 e.g. Rationalism (Plato)
17:12 e.g. Empiricism (David Hume)
19:20 What You Will Accept In Terms Of Evidence For Existence Claims Is Dependent Upon What You Believe Exists
20:31 A Theist’s Evidence For GOD
21:36 The Atheist’s Rebuttal
23:40 Dr. VanTil (In His Pamphlet: Why I Believe In GOD) Puts It This Way…
26:39 We Want The Atheist To Be Critical Of His Own Most Basic Assumption: Which Is The Autonomy Of His Own Experience
27:09 RECAP—What One Thinks (Their WORLDVIEW) About Reality In The First Place Determines What One Accepts As Evidence In The Second Place
29:15 The Theistic Question Is A Special Question…GOD Is A Non-Natural Object
30:30 The Conflict Between Worldviews (Presuppositions) Must Be Resolved Somewhat Differently Than The Conflict Between Factual Claims Within A Worldview
33:43 The Argument Between Worldviews Must Still Be Based On Rational Considerations
35:19 When Two Worldviews Come Into Conflict How Do You Resolve The Dispute? …A Transcendental Argument
38:38 Clarification—The Proof Of The Christian GOD Is That Without HIM You Can Prove Nothing…The Whole Concept Of Proof Presupposes The Christian Wolrdview (Arguing From The Impossibility Of The Contrary)
39:37 Dr Van Til Explains What A Pressuppositional Arguement Is, Using These Words: It Is An Indirect Rather Than A Direct Form Of Argumentation
40:09 Therefore, The Question Is Rather As To What Is The Final Reference Point Required To Make The Facts And The Laws Intelligible…What They Really Are. Van Til’s e.g.,…
41:08 Van Til—Clarification Of Circular Reasoning…So What Can We Do?…We Must Argue From The Impossibility Of The Contrary…Unless GOD Is Back Of Everything You Cannot Find Meaning In Anything
43:52 Ultimately, Can Anything Be Meaningful Based On Whose Worldview?…Which Position Provides The Preconditions Of Intelligibility?
44:32 Verdict On The Atheist’s Worldview
45:15 We Must Learn To Do An Internal Critique Of The Atheist’s Position…Show How Unintelligible Everything Becomes On The Atheist’s Presupposition (Powerful Van Til Quote Follows)
45:29 Then We Invite Our Atheist Friend To Stand On Our Position To See That Terms Of It Science, Morality, And Logic Are Intelligible
46:46 Substance To Backup The Claims
47:33 e.g. Natural Science
51:59 e.g. All Argumentation
56:25 Conclusion
It is important to stay focused on what is important while defending the faith. Learn what the goals of apologetics are and how to accomplish these essential objectives when arguing with both atheists and theists.
