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([http://www.reformed.org/apologetics/sce/cvt_sce_contents.html Cornelius Van Til, A Survey of Christian Epistemology], p. xi)

([http://www.reformed.org/apologetics/sce/cvt_sce_contents.html Cornelius Van Til, A Survey of Christian Epistemology], p. xi)

“Antitheism presupposes theism” is one of Van Til’s best lines, because it captures in a nutshell the genius of presuppositional apologetics. It’s not merely that theism is true; it’s not merely that theism can be shown to be true; it’s that theism can be shown to be true by any attempt to prove it false. One can prove theism to be false only if, as a matter of fundamental metaphysical fact, theism is true — which is just to say that antitheism is self-defeating.

“Antitheism presupposes theism” is one of Van Til’s best lines, because it captures in a nutshell the genius of presuppositional apologetics. It’s not merely that theism is true; it’s not merely that theism can be shown to be true; it’s that theism can be shown to be true by any attempt to prove it false. One can prove theism to be false only if, as a matter of fundamental [[Metaphysics|metaphysical]] fact, theism is true — which is just to say that antitheism is self-defeating.

The [http://www.proginosko.com/2011/12/the-lord-of-non-contradiction/ paper I co-authored with Greg Welty gives] one line of argument (there are others) in support of Van Til’s pithy and provocative slogan. As we conclude:

The [http://www.proginosko.com/2011/12/the-lord-of-non-contradiction/ paper I co-authored with Greg Welty gives] one line of argument (there are others) in support of Van Til’s pithy and provocative slogan. As we conclude: