Case 07 · Apologetic · The class
Philosophy
The tools for thinking clearly and testing arguments about God, truth and reality.
5 claims · 14 exhibits · 20 objections answered
What this case argues
- The rule “only what science or logic can prove is worth believing” cannot pass its own test.
- Inference to the best explanation is a recognized form of reasoning used across science, history, law, and medicine.
- Two of the three classical laws of logic trace back to Aristotle, and together they remain the basis of ordinary reasoning, though modern logicians have challenged them at the edges.
- The “category mistake,” treating something by a standard that belongs to the wrong kind of thing, is a recognized reasoning error named by Gilbert Ryle.
- Alvin Plantinga argues that belief in God can be “warranted” and rationally held without a supporting argument, which means the charge that such belief is irrational cannot be settled without first asking whether it is true.
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