test 2 FOF Flashcards
(27 cards)
rationalism
the principle or habit of accepting reason as the supreme authority in matters of opinion, belief, or conduct.
empiricism
the doctrine that all knowledge is derived from sense experience.
rational empiricism
the doctrine that knowledge is possible only because it involves the combination of two elements: a mind that comes to experience with a structure of thought in terms of which it is necessarily disposed to understand that experience. This is the apriori or before experience element (that which exist in the mind prior to and independent of experience.)
rational insight
the immediate awareness of forms and relations – two basic types.
deduction
is concerned with validity and soundness.
intuitive awareness
refers to things grasped by the mind that are truly basic which may not be immediately but are always known without resorting to either induction or deduction.
fideism
The view that truth in religion is ultimately based on faith (something unproved and unprovable) rather than on reasoning or evidence.
oida
a Greek term meaning “I see, therefore I know”.
what rationalism means theologically
the doctrine that human reason unaided by divine revelation is an adequate or the sole guide to all attainable religious truths.
what rationalism means philosophically
the doctrine that reason alone is the source of knowledge and is independent of experience.
two basic types of rational insight
- logical relations
2. intuitive awareness
metaphysical deduction
Knowledge comes from reasoning from that which is visible to that which is invisible
bible examples of reasoning from the visble to the invisible
- Healing of the paralytic
- Attributes from Romans
- Every house has a builder
three sources of challenges that biblical faith and knowledge face
- Challenges from professional philosophy.
- Challenges from “Christian” apologists.
- Challenges from within the church.
why the statement “faith” is prior to knowledge, and all knowledge is based on faith.” is false
- This position is false because no one can believe anything unless the belief has some content.
- One must know what to believe before the belief is possible.
- It is absolutely impossible for faith to exist in the absence of understanding (which requires some knowledge) – Augustine
why the statement “faith and knowledge are not only distinct but separate.” is false
- In many cases it is fundamental that we learn to distinguish without separation.
- The body and the spirit must be distinguished but not separated ( at least in this world)
- Faith and knowledge differ in certain respects from one another, but it does not follow that they are to be separated.
- Numerous passages inseparably join both faith and knowledge
- The Lord used them synonymously
why the statement “knowledge is restricted to sense perception; faith is based upon testmony.”is false
- There are many passages that have faith existing in the presence of observations
- There are also passages in which knowledge is found based upon credible testimony
- Numerous passages already mentioned that connect faith and knowledge together
- There is clear evidence that some things are known with absolute certainty that are not subject to empirical investigation
seven ways that faith is used in the bible
- Mere belief
- Trust
- Obedience
- Steadfastness, loyalty, faithfulness
- The content of faith
- A strong personal conviction
- A spiritual gift
three things that faith is sometimes contrasted with the Bible.
- Sight
- Doubt
- Deeds of the law
faith is never
set in opposition to knowledge
the difference between “belief that” and “belief in”
“Belief That” is primary and foundational and “Belief In” is required unto the salvation of the soul.
is it possible or not to have faith in future contengent events
yes
two basic types of logical arguments
- deductive
2. inductive
something that is contengent is?
something that depends on something else for it’s existance or occurance
