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NASB | Acts 17:28 for in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, 'For we also are His children.' |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 17:28 "For in Him we live and move and exist [that is, in Him we actually have our being], as even some of your own poets have said, 'For we also are His children.' |
Subject: A Christian View of Science |
Bible Note: "There is no logical reason logic is valid, i.e. to use logic as a means of making decisions or deriving understanding, yet we seem to think that in many areas, logic is the best way to proceed. " To make any rational statement requires logic. To proceed rationally (i.e. logically) is the ONLY way to proceed. You can't understand the first word in the Bible without logic. See the discussion below. Three Laws of Logic The three laws of thought are universal, irrefutable, and true for reasons already stated. Without these laws, it is impossible to imagine how anything written or spoken could be intelligible. More to the point, the laws are the basis of necessary inference, for without them, necessary inference vanishes! To repeat, the laws of logic are universal, irrefutable, and true. By "universal," we mean allows for no exception. "Irrefutable" means that any attempt to refute them, makes use of them; thus, establishing them as necessary for argument. "True" means not only "not-false," but not-false because they are grounded in the Logos of God, the source and determiner of all truth. Moreover, the laws stand together as a trinity; to fault one, is to fault all, and to uphold one, upholds the others. Together, these laws establish and clarify the meaning of necessary inference for logic and all intelligible discourse. Here is a brief statement of each. 1 The law of identity states that if any statement is true, then it is true; or, every proposition implies itself: A implies A. 2 The law of excluded middle states that everything must either be or not be; or, everything is A or not-A. 3 The law of contradiction states that no statement can be both true and false; or, A and not-A is a contradiction and always false: thus, not both A and not-A. Without the first, identity or sameness is lost; without the second, confusion begins; and without the last, irrationalism is in full residence. To recapitulate. Logic is the science of necessary inference. The basic elements are propositions in arguments. A proposition is the meaning of a declarative sentence. An argument is composed of propositions some of which are premises, one of which is the conclusion. The premises are reasons given to support the conclusion of an argument or a position. Arguments are classified as either inductive or deductive. With Deductive Argument, we ask: "Does this conclusion follow as a necessary consequence from these premises?" If the answer is affirmative, the Deductive Argument is valid; otherwise, the argument is invalid. Deductive Arguments are either valid or invalid. Also, if the argument is not invalid, then it is valid. If the argument is not valid, then it is invalid. Three reasons for the study of logic are (1) correct thinking requires it; (2) discerning minds necessarily depend on it; and (3) man is a rational being in the image of his Creator. Logic is universal, necessary, and irreplaceable. Man's mind was formed on the principles of identity, excluded middle, and contradiction. These three laws are the basis for all intelligible thought. Without them, all rational discourse vanishes. (http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/carranza/study1.htm) Much more needs to be said about your comments, but I will stop with your confusing statement about logic. Peace, |