barry@ames.UUCP (Kenn Barry) (10/01/86)
From: gkm@ho95e.UUCP (Gary McNees): >Should I attempt to convince you >or someone else who is not a Christian of the truth of Christianity, >I would use an entirely different approach. It is referred to as a >presuppositional argument. If is best presented by a Christian >named Cornelius Van Till. In essence, it shows that there are >really only two positions: the Christian one and the non-Christian >one. Next, each position is presupposed as being the truth, and >tested as to its ability to explain reality. Could you expand on this? Especially the part about there really only being two positions. I've noticed this as a hidden premise in some pro-Xian arguments, but I've never seen it properly defended. - From the Crow's Nest - Kenn Barry NASA-Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ELECTRIC AVENUE: {ihnp4,vortex,dual,hao,hplabs}!ames!barry