LOGIC 101

By Kenneth Samples Part 7 of 12

A skeptic once sent me an email informing me that Christians could never genuinely value and utilize logic and critical thinking because their faith prohibits them from basing their beliefs on rational considerations. Thus, the skeptic concluded, logic and critical thinking are at odds with the Christian conception [...]

LOGIC 101

By Kenneth Samples Part 6 of 12

The study of logic doesn’t teach you to think—people do that intuitively and naturally. Rather instruction in logic teaches you to order your thinking. Logic is typically defined as “the principles of correct reasoning.” Mastery of these principles helps a person to consistently order their thinking so they [...]

WHEN LOGIC FAILS

 

By Charles R. Swindoll

Hebrews 6:20 

Human logic breaks down in crisis. The mystery is enormous, and it is the enormity of it all that calls for faith. I’m sorry if that sounds like an overused bromide. But if we could unravel it, why would we need faith? If that were true, all we’d [...]

LOGIC 101

By Kenneth Samples Part Five of Twelve

Ever heard the expression “the joke’s on you”?

I once attended a debate between two biblical scholars where one scholar held liberal views of Scripture and Christianity, while the other was an evangelical and quite conservative both biblically and theologically. The liberal scholar came across as personable and humorous; [...]

LOGIC 101

By Kenneth Samples Part Four of Twelve

I once gave an early morning lecture in my logic class after having taken some high-powered cold medicine the night before. Maybe the students didn’t notice, but my mind was definitely operating in the slow and fuzzy mode.

Sometimes I take my clear mind and good memory for granted. [...]

LOGIC 101

By Kenneth Samples Part Three of Twelve

Logic is to the philosopher what mathematics is to the physicist.

When I’m confronted with a controversial topic my training in logic compels me to think the subject through carefully and to arrive at a rational conclusion. This is the benefit of studying logic. Rather than teaching you [...]

LOGIC 101

 

By Kenneth Samples Part One of Twelve

Growing up in the 1960s, one of my favorite characters on Star Trek was Mr. Spock. Half Vulcan and half human, First Officer Spock pursued the logical path to problem-solving tenaciously throughout the U.S.S. Enterprise’s travels in the vast cosmos.

Journey with me on a trek of our [...]