CT Scan: Critical Thinking Scan
Do Christians Use Circular Reasoning?
Season 2, Episode 10
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12-Nov-2020
one objection to Christianity is that it's circular reasoning to say, God's Word is true because the Bible says so.‚ And left at that, this argument is indeed circular. Does that mean Christianity is founded on a fallacy? The short answer is no, but let's unpack why.
Up Next in S2: Fallacies
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Valid Conditional Arguments
Conditional arguments use if-then statements, like If God created humans, then all humans have value. The if is the antecedent, and the then is the consequent. Let's look at 3 valid types of conditional arguments: Affirming the Antecedent, Denying the Consequent, and Hypothetical Syllogism. By re...
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Affirming the Consequent
Subtle, persuasive, and almost always illogical, Affirming the Consequent is a flawed if-then argument which argues that an if statement is true because a then statement is true. Like If your car is out of gas, it won't start. It won't start; therefore, it's out of gas. Using real evolutionary ex...
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Denying the Antecedent
Denying the Antecedent is a type of flawed if-then‚ argument which claims that a then‚ statement is false because an if‚ statement is also false. Like If you have a dog, you are a pet owner. You do not have a dog. Therefore, you are not a pet owner.‚ Using real examples from the origins controver...
