The Failure of Van Tillian Presuppositional Apologetics
Guest Essay Written by Cat_Lord:
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Introduction
Throughout the course of Christian history, there have been many and various attempts to argue for the truth of Christianity. In this post, I will discuss one popular form of apologetic argumentation named presuppositionalism. The main points I want to write about are what this apologetic is as it relates to Cornelius Van Til, its relationship to what are called “transcendental arguments” in the philosophical literature, give examples of how presuppositionalists often proceed with their argumentation, and finally point out some problems with this apologetic.