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Mike Winger idea 2018-08-16

Sye challenges Winger with the concept of epistemic certainty vs. psychological certainty; presses him on whether God's existence can fail to be true

Sye's Socratic method applied to Winger

existence of God presuppositional apologetics epistemic certainty
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-16

Acts 17:31 — Paul cites the resurrection as giving 'assurance' that Jesus will be judge; Winger argues this is evidence-for-deity, not just evidence-for-resurrection

Winger's Acts 17 argument

Acts 17:31 resurrection general revelation Paul's apologetic method
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-16

Discussion of Acts 17 Areopagus sermon: Paul makes a historical argument from resurrection to Christ's authority, not an argument for the existence of God

Extended analysis of Acts 17 and Paul's apologetic at Athens

Acts 17 Romans 1-2 Acts 17 resurrection general revelation
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-16

John 5: Jesus gives three evidences for his identity — John the Baptist, his miracles, and OT prophecy; Winger cites this as Jesus using evidential method

Winger's argument from John 5

John 5 fulfilled prophecy evidential apologetics miracles as evidence
Mike Winger idea 2019-03-14

Recommended Christian philosophers: Richard Swinburne (The Existence of God; Is There a God?; The Resurrection of God Incarnate), Alvin Plantinga, William Lane Craig

Mike asks Cameron for top Christian philosopher recommendations

William Lane Craig Josh Rasmussen Richard Swinburne
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-01

Problem 3: The slogan results in rejecting any claim you want — confirmation bias

Third of five critiques of the slogan.

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence Existence of God Epistemology
Mike Winger idea 2020-09-21

Some atheists are driven to deny their own existence to maintain naturalism — Rosenberg (The Atheist's Guide to Reality), Harris, Dennett all deny the reality of the self/consciousness. This is self-refuting: someone must be having the illusion.

Consequence of determinism: denial of self-existence

Daniel Dennett Sam Harris naturalism naturalism