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What's the best way to shut up a Presuppositionalist?
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What's the best way to shut up a Presuppositionalist?
Presuppositional Apologetics is unique in that it assumes there can be no common ground between a nonbeliever and a "True Believer."

This means that for the PA, like William Lane Craig, lying is not off the table. In fact, they presuppose that logic, reason and morality are impossible without God. Atheists, therefore, are aware God exists, but are "lying to deny their creator."

If you are lucky enough to encounter a Presuppositionalist who is honest enough to present their worldview, they begin with the TAG argument:

Quote:The TAG is a transcendental argument that attempts to prove that God is the precondition of all human knowledge and experience, by demonstrating the impossibility of the contrary; in other words, that logic, reason, or morality cannot exist without God. The argument proceeds as follows:[3]

If there is no god (most often the entity God, defined as the god of the Christian Bible, Yahweh), knowledge is not possible.
Knowledge is possible (or some other statement pertaining to logic or morality).
Therefore a god exists.

Instead of advancing arguments for the existence of God, the Presuppositionalist simply assumes it as granted. They assume, therefore, that atheists must assume God does not exist in order to formulate arguments, and reject any argument that does not presuppose <God Exists> as invalid.

I'm interested to see some forum refutations to this kind of intellectually dishonest crap, as it catches most people off guard, and Presuppositionalists like William Lane Craig and Ken Ham use this to their Gish-galloping advantage. And it appears convincing, to those who buy the opening BS.
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RE: What's the best way to shut up a Presuppositionalist?
(April 24, 2014 at 5:38 pm)Rampant.A.I. Wrote: If there is no god (most often the entity God, defined as the god of the Christian Bible, Yahweh), knowledge is not possible.
Knowledge is possible (or some other statement pertaining to logic or morality).
Therefore a god exists.

The first premise, if there is no god--->knowledge is not possible, is flawed and fallacious.
"Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat."
~ Erin Hunter
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What's the best way to shut up a Presuppositionalist?
They would claim that because God is the only foundation of rational thought, this objection is invalid.

You and I know they're begging the question, but they pretend not to be able to know that, and that anyone who disagrees is simply lying.

http://www.proginosko.com/2012/03/does-p...n-begging/

It's truly an obnoxious position, because they have no problem assuming logic and reason prove God, and therefore God cannot be disproven by logic and reason.
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#4
RE: What's the best way to shut up a Presuppositionalist?
End the conversation and go find a brick wall so you can have a more profound one.
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#5
RE: What's the best way to shut up a Presuppositionalist?
After a swift kick to the balls, lean over the fetal positioned writhing blob and exclaim: "God didn't warn you that was coming. Either he doesn't love you and you are destined to burn forever in hell or he doesn't exist. Your choice. Good day."
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RE: What's the best way to shut up a Presuppositionalist?
Walk away and find a reliable source of your favorite grain alcohol product.

Seriously, big waste of time.
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#7
RE: What's the best way to shut up a Presuppositionalist?
"Shut the fuck up" sometimes works.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist.  This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair.  Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second.  That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: What's the best way to shut up a Presuppositionalist?
Is she female? If so, I can suggest something.
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RE: What's the best way to shut up a Presuppositionalist?
No matter WHAT a Presuppositionalist says, simply look smug and say, 'I just KNEW that would be your answer.'

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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RE: What's the best way to shut up a Presuppositionalist?
If you presuppose the presuppositionalist is an contemptable idiot, you would find presupposition is not always without merit.
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