2. John 18:37-38

3. WHAT IS TRUTH? The Truth About Reality is Knowable The Opposite of True is False The Truth Matters

4. “One who claims to be a skeptic of one set of beliefs is actually a true believer in another set of beliefs.” - Phillip E. Johnson

5. The Five Most Important Questions In Life Origin: Where did we come from? Identity: Who are we? Meaning: Why are we here? Morality: How should we live? Destiny: Where are we going?

7. Three Religious World Views: Religious Humanism No God At All Zen Buddhism Hinduism New Age God Is All Judaism Christianity Islam God Made All ATHEISMPANTHEISMTHEISM

8. Problems With Christianity: Intellectual – problem of evil, objections of many scientists Emotional – Christian exclusivism, doctrine of hell, hypocrisy of Christians… Volitional – Rejection of Christian morality that seems to restrict our choices in life.

9. Whatever You Accept, You Accept On Faith “The Cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be.” - Carl Sagan How could he know that for sure?

10. Truth Can Be Known In Fact, We Demand It! Loved Ones Doctors Stock Brokers Courts Employers Airlines Teachers But when it comes to religion we claim truth can’t be known?

11. Truth Can Be Known We love the truth when it enlightens us but we hate it when it convicts us. -Augustine Maybe we can’t handle the truth…

12. What is Truth? That which corresponds to its object That which describes an actual state of affairs Truth… is telling it like it is!

13. The Truth About Truth Truth excludes its opposite Truth is discovered not invented Truth is transcultural Truth is unchanging Beliefs cannot change truth…no matter how sincere they are

14. The Truth About Truth Truth is not affected by the attitude of the person professing it All truths are absolute Contrary beliefs are possible - Contrary truths are not possible If something is true, it is to be believed regardless of the consequences - personal tastes cannot negate truth.

15. There’s A Seventh Man! The Person Telling The Story!

16. Why Do People Believe Things? Consistency Coherence Completeness Scripture Pastor/ Priest Guru Rabbi Imam Church Comfort Peace of Mind Meaning Purpose Hope Identtity Parents Friends Society Culture Philosophical Reasons Religious Reasons Psychological Reasons Social Reasons

17. The Law of Noncontradiction Contradictory claims cannot both be true Anyone who denies the Law of Noncontradiction should be beaten and burned until he admits that to be beaten is not to be beaten and to be burned is not to be burned! -Avicenna (Muslim Philosopher)

18. Law of the Excluded Middle Either something is or is not. There is no third option.

19. David Hume Propositions can only be meaningful if they meet one of the following two conditions: -abstract reasoning such as a mathematical equation or definition (2+2=4, all triangles have three sides) OR -the claim can be verified empirically using one or more of the five senses (Only science can yield truth).

20. David Hume Is Mr. Hume’s Theory True By Definition? NO! May We Use Science To Verify It? NO! Therefore, By His Own Standard, Mr. Hume’s Theory is: NONSENSE!

21. Immanuel Kant No one can know anything about the real world. One can only know his own perception of it.

22. Immanuel Kant Does Kant Claim To Know Something About The World? YES! …That You Can’t Know Anything About It!

23. How Do We Find Truth? Use the tools God gave us: Logic Observation

24. Logic All Men are Mortal Dave is a Man Therefore, Dave is Mortal

25. Logic All Men Have Four Arms Dave is a Man Therefore, Dave Has Four Arms

26. Logic All Men Have Four Arms Dave is a Man Therefore, Dave Has Four Arms

27. Logic + Observation All Books Have At Least One Author (Based on Investigation) This Is A Book (Based on Observation) Therefore, This Book Has At Least One Author

28. Truth in Religion Matters Who wants to base their entire life on a lie? Jesus claimed to have truth. Jn.14:6 It is possible to evaluate that claim. It is essential to evaluate that claim. Ac.17:24-32

29. ARE YOU WILLING TO RISK IT?