1. CENTRAL PERSON OF HELLENIC (3 RD Kingdom) THINKING Socrates (470-399 BC) “Socrates was the first to call philosophy down from the heavens” - Cicero “Holy Socrates, pray for us” – Erasmus “The greatest teacher in European history” – Warner Jaeger “KNOW THYSELF”

2. SOV ETERNAL HOLY OMNIPO LOVE OMNIPR OMNIS IMMUT Revelation + Dominion “Instinct” + Guilt = Idolatry (re-engineering)

3. Shall I Bow To My Creator? YES! –ancient monotheism –ancient Israel –Bible –Fundamentalism CREATOR/creature –God || man | nature –everlasting distinctions PERSONAL SOVEREIGN –ultimate responsibility NO! –ancient myths –eastern religions –western philosophy –modern theology Continuity of Being –nature > gods > man –transmutation / evolution IMPERSONAL FATE / CHANCE –ultimate victimization

4. “ We take the side of science in spite of the patent absurdity of some of its constructs....because we have a prior commitment to materialism....Moreover, that materialism is absolute, for we cannot allow a divine foot in the door. ” Richard Lewontin, New York Review of Books Atheist population biologist

5. “It isn’t just that I don’t believe in God....It’s that I hope there is no God! I don’t want there to be a God; I don’t want the universe to be like that.” Thomas Nagel, The Last Word Atheist Philosophy Professor

6. “Universal History Project” Higher criticism “Happy” evangelism Value-neutral artistry Semantic manipulation

7. UNBELIEF SWALLOWING UP A BIT OF THE WORD OF GOD A portion of the Word of God presented to unbelief Unbelief reinterpreting the Word of God within its own categories “Unbelief controls my interpretation of the situation”

8. “For God = The Allah of the Qur’an, who is great (& unknowable) and merciful (& unpredictable), Creator of the Universe, Master of His slaves. so loved the world = The Muslim has no concept of God’s agape love for sinners. Allah only loves those who submit to Him and the Prophet. that He gave His only begotten Son, = Muslim response: “May Allah forgive you for this blasphemy! Allah does not beget! Nor would He become man! Why should Allah do such a thing? Man is basically good, though weak, needing guidance, not redemption. Jesus [pbuh] was not crucified. Allah would never allow a great prophet like Jesus [pbuh] to endure such a shameful death!” that whoever believes in Him, = Most common reaction: “We believe in Jesus and all the prophets! Why don’t you believe the final Prophet?” Or as a highly acclaimed Muslim PhD commented on this part of John 3:16: “What happens to the people who were born and died before God decided to concoct this charade only 2000 years ago? It seems that the Christian God is a poor planner and a late thinker because it took him thousands if not millions of years to find a way of forgiving ‘the sins’ of mankind.” should not perish, = “What arrogance! No one can know their fate! Only God knows. On Judgment Day my good and bad will be weighed to determine if I have earned Allah’s favor.” but have eternal life.” = “You mean I’ll enter a garden of sensual delights, if I am worthy. Oh, you poor Bible-believers! Your Book is utterly corrupted. Only the glorious Qur’an is perfect and preserved. Revert to Islam!”

9. SOV ETERNAL HOLY OMNIPO LOVE OMNIPR OMNIS IMMUT Revelation + Dominion “Instinct” + Guilt = Idolatry (re-engineering)

10. CENTRAL PERSON OF HELLENIC (3 RD Kingdom) THINKING Socrates (470-399 BC) “Socrates was the first to call philosophy down from the heavens” - Cicero “Holy Socrates, pray for us” – Erasmus “The greatest teacher in European history” – Warner Jaeger “KNOW THYSELF”

11. Shall I Bow To My Creator? YES! –ancient monotheism –ancient Israel –Bible –Fundamentalism CREATOR/creature –God || man | nature –everlasting distinctions PERSONAL SOVEREIGN –ultimate responsibility NO! –ancient myths –eastern religions –western philosophy –modern theology Continuity of Being –nature > gods > man –transmutation / evolution IMPERSONAL FATE / CHANCE –ultimate victimization

12. Empiricism Endless data & experiences Licentiousness Anarchy chaos skepticism depression pessimism Rationalism Universal categories Legalism Totalitarianism order certitude mania optimism Self- sufficient man God-conscious Guilty conscience Fear of judgment

14. Empiricism Endless data & experiences Licentiousness Anarchy chaos skepticism depression pessimism Rationalism Universal categories Legalism Totalitarianism order certitude mania optimism Self- sufficient man God-conscious Guilty conscience Fear of judgment

15. THE NATURE OF REASONING Logical Rules PropositionsConclusions

16. Logical Fallacy of Scientific Induction If “p”, then “q” “q” is true Therefore “p” is true If [millions of years of sedimentation], then [sedimentary rock layers] [Sedimentary rock layers] exist Therefore [millions of years of sedimentation] “assertion of the consequent” or “the generalization fallacy”

17. Empiricism Endless data & experiences Licentiousness Anarchy chaos skepticism depression pessimism Rationalism Universal categories Legalism Totalitarianism order certitude mania optimism Self- sufficient man God-conscious Guilty conscience Fear of judgment

19. Empiricism Endless data & experiences Licentiousness Anarchy chaos skepticism depression pessimism Rationalism Universal categories Legalism Totalitarianism order certitude mania optimism Self- sufficient man God-conscious Guilty conscience Fear of judgment