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WHAT IS TRUTH (PART 2)?

INTRODUCTION

DEEPER INTO THE OBJECTIONS 

LAWS OF LOGIC:

·         The law of identity:

·         The law of the excluded middle and

·         The law of non-contradiction

OBJECTIONS TO OBJECTIVE TRUTH:

• There is no truth:
• All truth is relative:
• You can’t know truth:
• There is no objective truth:
• Truth is only produced by science:

WHAT IS TRUTH?

Definition:

Theories for truth:

• Correspondence:
• Coherence:

Tests for truth

• Logical consistency:
• Empirical Adequacy:
• Experiential relevance:

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PHILOSOPHY, SCIENCE AND HISTORY

• Philosophical method:
• Scientific method:
• Historical method

STANDARDS FOR PROOF

• What is evidence?
• What is proof?

LEGAL SYSTEM:

• Different burdens of proof:
• Beyond a reasonable doubt
• Clear and convincing evidence
• Preponderance of the evidence

Two kinds of evidence:

TRUTH AND CHRISTIANITY:

·         Existence of God

·         Historicity of the bible

·         Resurrection of Christ

·         Deity of Christ

FORECAST TO NEXT EPISODE

In the next episode we will start to consider the question: What is God. With this question we are going to look at the philosophical and scientific evidence for the existence and nature of God. 

But for now, I bid you farewell and until the next time, remember:

The truth matters and so do you!

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