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I was asked a curious question, which I recognized as loaded, but it peeked my interest none the less. It is as follows:
Christians, find a small object and hold it in front of you. What are you more confident in:
1. When you let go of that object, it will fall.
2. Jesus Christ rose from the dead.
My question specifically is how do we discern truth? What is the nature of truth that permits us to recognize it, and how do we make the jump from speculation to acceptance?
From a materialistic perspective, it is easy to accept the truth of gravity due to the scientific method, and repeated experimentation, but what permits our assent of faith in untestable realities?
If we cannot say something is deductively true, can we really say anything affirmative about it at all? If we cannot say anything affirmative, then how can we claim to have any knowledge of it?
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What are your thoughts?
EDIT: Just to clarify, I am in no way considering that Jesus did not rise from the dead. The question is more pertaining to how do we abstract truth? I removed that anecdotal bit about my disposition to the question.
Christians, find a small object and hold it in front of you. What are you more confident in:
1. When you let go of that object, it will fall.
2. Jesus Christ rose from the dead.
My question specifically is how do we discern truth? What is the nature of truth that permits us to recognize it, and how do we make the jump from speculation to acceptance?
From a materialistic perspective, it is easy to accept the truth of gravity due to the scientific method, and repeated experimentation, but what permits our assent of faith in untestable realities?
If we cannot say something is deductively true, can we really say anything affirmative about it at all? If we cannot say anything affirmative, then how can we claim to have any knowledge of it?
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What are your thoughts?
EDIT: Just to clarify, I am in no way considering that Jesus did not rise from the dead. The question is more pertaining to how do we abstract truth? I removed that anecdotal bit about my disposition to the question.
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