Summary: This week Spencer digs into the various methods of apologetics. Christian apologists will often take drastically different approaches when arguing for the truth of what they believe. Evidentialists tend to consider the evidence from the natural world and view Christian theism as one of many possible hypotheses, while presuppositionalists assume the infallible truth of their worldview as a starting point of argumentation. Spencer explains two important distinctions to identify in an apologist: the first is their direction of argumentation; that is, do they start with their conclusion? Or do they attempt to show evidence as their way to reach their conclusion? And second, are they open to being wrong about what they believe? Or are they closed-minded? Hopefully this episode will clarify some of the deeper philosophical differences found within Christian apologetics and help you understand a few of the many problems found within. For further reading: See Spencer's blog posts on Arguments From Personal Experiences and Uniformity of Nature Argument. http://unbelieversradio.com/.../personal-religious.../ http://unbelieversradio.com/.../presuppositional.../
