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I think his apologetics are best suited for people who genuinely want to believe but find themselves unable to reason their way into it. He demonstrates that wh
by giraffe_lady 2y ago
I think his apologetics are best suited for people who genuinely want to believe but find themselves unable to reason their way into it. He demonstrates that while you can't depend on reason for belief, you don't have to abandon it either.
The general stance of apologists is to elide contradiction or paradox, or construct elaborate arguments for why they aren't actually there. He more often goes at them head on, and then clearly points out what you need to accept or believe for them to make sense. It's not convincing if you're not looking to be convinced I don't think. But if you are and are just trying to work out the details, well that's why so many christians admire his apologetics.
- paulryanrogers 2y agoFWIW I read his work while I still wanted to believe. In that case I suppose it's a nice warm blanket of 'reason'. But it all fell to pieces once I looked critically at the "evidence" and decided that believing without seeing was a fools' errand. What good is reasoning that digs oneself deeper into a pit of ignorance?