Christian Logic
I was recently asked the question, is there a distinctly Christian view of logic? I offer here the beginning of an answer to that question. (I am not trying to be original here. These thoughts are from...
View ArticleSome Uses of Immediate Inference in Scripture
Logic students sometimes struggle with understanding and remembering immediate inferences. The more opportunities they have to see them used, the more likely they are to grasp them. Consequently, I...
View ArticleGospel Enthymemes
Arguments in which one statement is left assumed are called enthymemes. Most logical arguments encountered in daily life are enthymemes. We can use the tools of logic to determine the assumption being...
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What will I learn in Intermediate Logic?
Logic gives us standards and methods by which valid reasoning can be distinguished from invalid reasoning. It teaches students to think in a straight line, and to justify each step of their thought....
View ArticleAnalogy in Proverbs
In my first post of this series on analogies, I explained that one typical analogy form is the ordered-pair, A is to B as C is to D, or more briefly A : B :: C : D. This is how most people think about...
View ArticleAnalogies of Jesus
A parable is a type of analogy. Consequently, most of the recorded words of Christ are teachings by means of analogy. Many of the parables take the form of short stories, such as the story of the...
View ArticleSynonyms, Antonyms & Scripture
While studying analogies and relationships between terms, I have been considering synonyms and antonyms, and I have come to some surprising realizations. Defining Synonym and Antonym A synonym is a...
View ArticleKnowing the Truth of Statements
Mr. Nance, Introductory Logic Exercise 8, Question # 9 asks what type of statement this is: “Jesus is God, and He is man.” The answer key says “supported, by authority.” Could definition also be a...
View ArticlePaul and Pericles
I have read that the Apostle Paul was well educated in classical literature, and it is fun to find indications of that fact. In 2 Corinthians 3:3 he wrote, “you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by...
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A Seeming Disagreement
Lesson 10 of Introductory Logic discusses the possibility that two statements delivered by different people may seem to be inconsistent, but upon further examination turn out to actually be consistent....
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