(May 31, 2011 at 1:03 pm)Timothy Wrote: Metaphysical skepticism is inconsistent with the Bible (which, for example, teaches that God reveals knowledge about Himself (e.g. Psalm 19), and so to apply metaphysical skepticism in order to argue that the Bible should not be trusted is applying circular reasoning.So what you are saying is that a certain type of reasoning cannot be used to interpret the bible, because it is inconsistent with the bible? Please explain to me how this is not circular.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell