Defending and Commending the Faith With Dr. Joe L. Mott, inviting the atheist, agnostic and skeptic to examine for themselves the evidence for the Christian faith

Pragmatism and Secularism


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References:

(1) "Evolutionary Thought in America" by a group of scholars.

(2) According to William James, truth is the "cash value" of an idea. If it pays off, then pragmatists call it true.

(3) "Evolution: A Theory in Crisis" by Michael Denton.

(4) Darwinism is based on naturalism. Naturalism eventually leads to nihilism and that ultimately means that nothing has any value. Thus, that ultimate meaning applied to nihilism itself implies that it has no value. Thus, nihilism is self-defeating. So Darwinism is consequently self-defeating.

(5) The core beliefs of humanism have been summarized in 2 manifestos and represent a coalition of humanist viewpoints. A study of the 2 humanist manifestos reveals a core of at least 5 beliefs: atheistic; naturalistic; evolutionistic; relativistic concerning morality; and human self-sufficiency.

(6) For more information on humanism, consult "Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics" by Norman Geisler. (7) hotquestions Dark Agenda" by David Horowitz. This is Episode Oops, I sent before I was done.

(7) gotquestions.org is a good resource for Christians.

(8) "Dark Agenda" by David Horowitz.

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