Can We Know Truth? Flashcards
- christians hold to the ______________
- this means that ______________
- ex. if there is a desk in this room, it’s only true if ______________
- many people deny ______________
- correspondence theory of truth
- truth corresponds to reality
- there is a desk in the room
- the ability to know truth
- christians claim ______________ about ______________, ______________, and ______________, so we believe that ______________
- truths; life, God, creation; truth can be known
Genesis 1:1 assumes that ______________ and God is ______________
truth exists; the basis of all truth
people who believe in subjective truth might say:
1. we can know _______ truth, just not _______ about _______ and _______
2. truth is _______ to people depending on their _______, _______, or _______
- this is also known as _______
- some; truth, God, religions
- relative; location, circumstances, time
- cultural relativism
responses to people who say that truth cannot be known:
1. it cannot be true that _______ because the phrase “_______” is a _______ of the very _______ it just set forth
- it’s like saying that it’s impossible to _______
- it is a _______ statement
2. it can be demonstrated that _______
- the skeptic must _______ in order to _______, so that is known
- also, 2 + 2 = _______, minnesota is north of _______, washington was the first _______, etc.
3. ask why skeptics put _______ in a category separate from _______, _______, _______, etc.
- beliefs about _______ and _______ correspond to _______ and thus can be _______ and are open to _______ like _______
- truth is unknowable; truth is unknowable; violation; principle
- write a sentence/read a sentence longer than three words
- self-defeating - some truth can be known
- exist; doubt truth
- four; the equator; US president - religious beliefs; math, science, history
- God, religion; reality; known; investigation, other areas of reality
who questions truth in the bible?
pilate when jesus claims to be truth
- non-_______ often _______ _______ _______
- they think that _______ is _______, there is a _______ _______ you ought to _______ _______, there is _______ in _______, there is _______ in the _______, etc.
- christians, affirm truth unknowingly
- injustice, wrong, right way, treat people, purpose, life, evil, world
- _______ _______ is _______ _______
- because _______ is the _______ of all _______
- all truth, God’s truth
- God, source, truth
- if you _______ in God’s _______, you will _______ _______ _______, but _______ only makes _______ if _______ exists
- 2 corinthians 10:15, paul calls us to _______ _______ _______/_______ _______
- the _______ _______ rests upon the idea that _______ _______ _______ _______
- live, world, stumble across truth, life, sense, truth
- dismantle bad arguments, wrong thinking
- christian faith, truth can be known
- it’s _______ _______ _______ but not for _______
- assumes that _______ _______ is as _______ as another
- _______: some things are _______ for _______ but _______ for _______
- true for you, me
- one truth, good
- relativism, true, some, not, others
the relativist argument
- “_______ _______ the _______ was _______, but no _______”
- just because people _______ the _______ was flat, doesn’t mean _______ _______ _______
- their _______ did not _______ _______
- people believed, world, flat, longer
- believed, world, it actually was
- beliefs, affect reality
the relativist argument
- “all _______ is _______”
- this is a _______-_______ _______
- is that _______ _______?
- why should i _______ _______ _______ if it’s _______?
- however, that _______ doesn’t _______ the _______ that _______ is _______ and _______ of _______
- truth, relative
- self, defeating, statement
- statement relative
- take that seriously, relative
- response, advance, point, jesus, good, full, love
the problem with relativism
1. the _______ that _______ _______ is _______ is _______-_______
- you are _______ an _______ _______
2. _______ _______ that _______ must be _______
- there is a _______ or there is no _______; both _______ _______ _______, it is a _______ _______
- “all _______ _______ to _______”
- what about _______ that _______ there is only _______ _______?
- 6 _______ _______ and the _______; where is the _______ _______?
- what’s wrong with the coexist bumpersticker?
3. the _______ _______ renders _______ _______
- if you have _______ _______, it _______ that you once _______ _______ it
- you moved from _______ _______ to _______
- with the _______, _______ _______ actually _______; you can’t _______ _______ and you can’t _______ _______
- statement, all truth, relative, self, defeating
- making, absolute statement
- relativism entails, opposites, true
- god, god, can’t be true, logical impossibility
- ways lead, God
- hinduism, denies, one god
- blind men, elephant, seventh man
- assumes that all religions are correct
- relativist worldview, knowledge impossible
- learned something, assumes, didn’t know
- no knowledge, knowledge
- relativist, neither state, exists, know anything, know nothing
how should we respond to relativists?
- the _______ might say that it’s _______ to _______ _______ _______
- this is _______ _______
- the _______ _______ _______ in _______ _______ _______ that we have _______ _______ of _______
- a _______ might _______ you are being _______-_______, _______ and _______
- but isn’t that _______ _______-_______?
- the _______ is _______ that _______ _______ is _______ _______ _______ _______
- relativist, impossible, understand absolute truth
- mixing concepts
- relativist assumes belief, absolute truth means, absolute understanding, truth
- relativist, say, close, minded, arrogant, bigoted
- statement close, minded
- relativist, asserting, relative truth, better than absolute truth
- christains affirm that _______ is the _______, the _______, and the _______ in john 14:6
- as a _______, christians should _______ _______ _______
- jesus, way, truth, life
- result, affirm truth exists
