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Responding to the Philosophy of
Postmodernism Quin Friberg
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Rationalism Empiricism Naturalism
Existentialism Post-Modernism
(Truth is made, not found)
History of thought and philosophy in the past five century
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Post-Modernism Became Popular in the past 50 years
True Origins?
Genesis 3:4-5 “Then the serpent said to
the woman, “You will not surely die. For
God knows that in the day you eat of it
your eyes will be opened, and you will
be like God, knowing good and evil.”
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1. There is no reference for Words in language
“There is a limitless instability in language, words do not have a
point of reference, you have your point of reference for language
and I have my point of reference”Ravi Zacharias
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Language is relative, not fixed
Strange that they use words to convey that message
Anthony Freeman uses Isaiah the Prophet to illustrate the
postmodern worldview when the prophet speaks of wooden idols
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“What the writer of this splendid piece failed to realize was how
close his own case was to that of the pagan whom he was
lampooning. The idol-worshipper had constructed his god with
wood, our author had made his God out of words: that was the
only difference.”
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First Postmodern Building
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At the very foundation of this idea, they must assume language
is absolute to convey their message that it isn’t
But this is postmodernism, it doesn’t allow for objective truth
(Including language)
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The Biblical View
“Then God said”, “Thus says the
Lord”, “Word of God”
John 14:6: “Jesus said to him, “I
am the way, the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father
except through Me.”
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2. No Laws of Logic that are objective and undeniable
This may be hard to comprehend
There are four basic laws:
1. The Law of Identity
Example: An apple is an apple
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2. The Law of Non-Contradiction
Example: I exist and don’t exist
3. The Law of Excluded Middle
Example: It’s raining, or it’s not
4. The Law of Rational inference
Example: Classic Syllogisms
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Laws of logic are rejected and
contradictions are embraced
Does this make sense?
“Why does our worldview have
to be logically coherent”
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If logic is universal, it must be grounded in an objective mind
If no objective mind (God) exists, logic doesn’t exist
Which means when someone asks “How old are you” you can
answer “25” or “Cheese”
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First Postmodern Building
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Those who claim logic is subjective have just made an
objective statement
If your worldview allows for contradictions, why can’t you use
my worldview?
If absolute logic (law of NC) doesn’t exist, could it?
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3. No foundation for Morality
Postmodernism is very concerned with suppression and authority
They believe morality is not objective, but subjective, and
therefore we cannot make judgment statements
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“Postmodernism, by contrast,
recognizes how much of what we
'know' is shaped by the culture in
which we live, is controlled by
emotions and aesthetics and heritage,
and in fact can only be intelligently
held as part of a common tradition,
without overbearing claims to be
true or right.“ (Carson)
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Cultural Relativism is the most popular form believed today
This is a form of subjective morality and involves rejection of
any objective standard
Does this make sense?
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If cultures (or individuals) decide what is right or wrong:
1. You cannot condemn horrific acts of violence (Like Hitler)
2. Improvement doesn’t exist
Yet scripture predicts the opposite
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Romans 2:15: “Who show the work of the law written in their
hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between
themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them”
The Bible explains humanness
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The Postmodern worldview fails in it’s foundation