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Why I Am an Evidentialist: A Brief Appraisal of Apologetic Systems

1 Comment / Apologetic Method, Probability Theory, Theology / jmclatchie

In my judgment, what matters with an apologetic system is primarily its adherence to sound principles of reason and secondarily its persuasiveness. Arguments that are unsound can be persuasive to the uninitiated, and the apologist must resist the temptation to compromise his intellectual integrity by forsaking sound principles of reason for the sake of effectiveness.

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Messianic Convergence in the Gospels: A New Way to Frame the Argument from Old Testament Fulfillment

5 Comments / Messianic Prophecy, New Testament Use of the Old Testament, Predictive Prophecy, Probability Theory / jmclatchie

How useful is fulfilment of Messianic prophecy in the person of Jesus to the purposes of contemporary, twenty-first century apologists? In this article, I explore a way to frame the argument in a robust and objective way. First, I will summarise my argument and then I will dig into the details.

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What is Bayes’ Theorem, and What Does It Have to Do with Arguments for God?

2 Comments / Biological Design, Cosmic Fine-Tuning, Cosmic Fine-Tuning, Existence of God, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Probability Theory, Science / jmclatchie

One way to frame the argument for the existence of God is to consider the evidence that we self-evidently live in what I call a moral choice arena. What is a moral choice arena? A moral choice arena is simply a community of persons, not necessarily humans, but persons in circumstances where they can engage in what we at least call moral decision-making, where they interact and mold themselves in what gets called morally significant ways.

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A Defense of Theological Rationalism

3 Comments / Apologetic Method, Probability Theory / jmclatchie

Theological rationalism is the view that, generally speaking, the only way to have rational confidence in the truth of Christianity is by looking at the public evidence.

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JONATHAN MCLATCHIE

Probability Theory

Why I Am an Evidentialist: A Brief Appraisal of Apologetic Systems

Messianic Convergence in the Gospels: A New Way to Frame the Argument from Old Testament Fulfillment

What is Bayes’ Theorem, and What Does It Have to Do with Arguments for God?

A Defense of Theological Rationalism

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