CENTRAL PERSON OF HELLENIC (3 RD Kingdom) THINKING

1. CENTRAL PERSON OF HELLENIC (3RD Kingdom) THINKING “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 Socrates (470-399 BC) “KNOW THYSELF”

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

3. 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 Shall I Bow To My Creator?

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 Unbelief reinterpreting the Word of God within its own categories A portion of the Word of God presented to unbelief “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 (ENMITY) levitation Revelation + Dominion “Instinct” + Guilt = Idolatry (re-engineering)

10. CENTRAL PERSON OF HELLENIC (3RD Kingdom) THINKING “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 Socrates (470-399 BC) “KNOW THYSELF”

11. 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 Shall I Bow To My Creator?

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 Propositions Conclusions Categories Logical Rules

16. Logical Fallacy of Scientific Induction • If [millions of years of sedimentation], then [sedimentary rock layers] • [Sedimentary rock layers] exist • Therefore [millions of years of sedimentation] • If “p” , then “q” • “q” is true • Therefore “p” is true “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