“Epistemology issues” (9)

Marc: Okay, I’ll jump in. Chris D wrote: ==While living on earth in the body, I don’t see how physical senses such as the eyes (rods, cones, etc.) and brain (synapses, neurons, etc.) can be separated out from the invisible intellectual mind. There is something harmonious going on between them.== Marc: Yet there are people [...]

“Epistemology issues” (8)

After reading your respons concerning the role of sensation in obtaining knowledge ,is it correct if I called your epistemics position as common-sense realism ? I have no idea. You would have to define “common-sense realism” and then logically demonstrate that it is in error using the Scriptures. ==If I understand you correctly ,then what [...]

“Epistemology issues” (7)

1 -If we consider the concept of the Holy Spirit ‘s conviction of sin in scripture ,then the question is this – through which part of human “sense” the Spirit works – either through his visible-physical sense or through his invisible-intellectual [mind] sense ,because both sin & the Holy Spirit are not the object of [...]

“Epistemology issues” (6)

In a previous post I mentioned “self-refuting” in the context of epistemology. Here is an excerpt of Doug Wilson responding to a quote from Christopher Hitchens found in his book, God is not great: “If one must have faith in order to believe something, or believe in something, then the likelihood of that something having [...]

“Epistemology issues” (5)

The following is an excerpt from Gordon H. Clark’s, An Introduction to Christian Philosophy: ==1. Epistemology In the popular mind philosophy is often considered as a general theory of the universe. It is expected to say whether the world is material or spiritual or both. Hence the terms Materialism, Idealism, and Dualism come to mind. [...]

“Epistemology issues” (4)

If I may give a suggestion about your epistemological position : why don ‘t you begin to constructing a truly biblical-christian doctrine of true knowledge ,instead of only became a “reactioners” to other positions [i.e.-scripturalism] ? Thank you all .. I think I understand what you are saying regarding a construction of a truly biblical [...]

“Epistemology issues” (3)

W. Gary Crampton writes: ==Scripturalism, then, teaches that all of our knowledge is to be derived from the Bible, which has a systematic monopoly on truth.== Is Crampton saying that the knowledge of how to paint is to be derived from the Bible? If the knowledge of how to paint is not derived from the [...]

“Epistemology issues” (2)

1 Samuel 2:3 says that God is a God of knowledge. And from my previous post, I cited the image of God in man from Genesis and Job regarding God giving man understanding. Also, there are places in Romans chapter 1 & 2 and Romans 8:7 which teach that man has certain innate knowledge that [...]

“Epistemology issues” (1)

==As I reading almost every article you wrote in the OTC discussion forum ,I think that you were almost never wrote about “epistemology” issues ,that is the question : is there such thing as the biblical christian doctrine of true knowledge which is absolutly antithetical toward the unregenerate-unbeliever view of knowledge ?== Chris: Some time [...]

Propositional knowledge

Hello, Matt- I’ll intersperse my comments between your questions. ==1) Do you agree that all truth or knowledge is propositional like Clark does and if so how would you explain John 14:6 to an objector of that position?== Chris: I agree with Clark that there is no such thing as non-propositional knowledge, but I disagree [...]