Perhaps more than you think…The internet opens up the whole world of ideas to you right? Maybe not. This video underscores why you need to be aware of what doesn’t show up in your Facebook feed and Google searches.
“The first to present his case seems right, till another comes forward and questions him.”–Prov.18:17
(H/T Kevin Perry)
With the rise and success of modern science (and these advances have been beneficial in many ways), some people have unfortunately come to believe that science, and science alone, offers true knowledge of reality. Famous atheist Bertrand Russell put it this way: “Whatever knowledge is attainable, must be attained by scientific methods; and what science cannot discover, mankind cannot know.” Initially, this sounds sophisticated and intelligent. You will hear variations of this slogan all over the place, and it is implied in most documentaries you see on TV. The only problem is that if it is true, we couldn’t know it to be true. Why? Because the state-ment itself is not testable by the scientific method and is therefore by its own stan- dard unable to be known! It’s self-refuting. It’s a statement that commits suicide.
Contrary to what you may have been lead to believe, science is not capable of providing comprehensive knowledge of reality. It does great with bacteria, supernovas, genes, and gravity, but it falters when trying to discuss virtue and vice, souls, free will, moral responsibility, success, joy, love, forgiveness, wisdom, salvation, redemption, hope, purpose, meaning, and beauty (just to name a few!). The scientism espoused by Russell, which is hand in hand with naturalism, must be resisted by Christians if we are to engage our world with the good news of the kingdom of God. We don’t need to be bullied into thinking that if we can’t examine something with a microscope or telescope, then we can’t know it. For this is a self-evidently false statement. 
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2(This was the first census that took place whilea]”> Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register.
Merry Christmas!
This video has received 15 million + views so far and its compelling. But does Zach Wahls succeed in making his case for same-sex marriage based on commitment? Watch his video and then ask yourself how you would respond? Then watch the outstanding response by Alan Shlemon (below) who walks you step by step through Zach’s argument / speech in a winsome way and responds with clear thinking.
In the coming weeks Alan, who is an author and national speaker for Stand to Reason, will be guest blogging here at the Think Christianly blog responding to common arguments for homosexuality & same-sex marriage. There will be no hateful rhetoric here–only clear thinking on issues that are really important to our society. Stay tuned and please share this post with your friends and family. We need to engage this issue with clarity and confidence.
Around the holidays, today’s response to a popular Sound Bite and Slogan may come in handy. “Why can’t we let people believe what they want about Jesus and just get along?”
