11.10.2006

Classic Van Til Pre-supposition-alism

"We do not expect men to be reasonable unless God has once more made them so. But this does not vitiate the usefulness of reasoning with unreasonable men. Such reasoning strengthens our faith, and (who knows?) may be used by the Spirit to make men reasonable."
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"But the charge will finally come that I accept all this [the authority of Christ] because the Bible tells me.... How then shall I escape the charge of circle reasoning...? The answer is that I shall in no wise seek to escape it but boldly affirm it as the only alternative to self-destruction.... Circular reasoning is the most reasonable form of reasoning for a finite personality. No other form of reasoning is possible."
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