by Karlo Broussard | Apr 21, 2016 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
After reading some exchanges on Facebook that were inspired by my recent blog posts concerning miracles, it became clear I need to explain exactly what a miracle is. A miracle is defined as an extraordinary sensible effect wrought by God that surpasses the power and...
by Karlo Broussard | Apr 12, 2016 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
Skeptics argue that miracles are impossible because the laws of nature are necessary. A miracle, they argue, involves a violation of a law of nature. But the laws of nature cannot be violated. Therefore, miracles must be impossible. One modern skeptic of repute who...
by Karlo Broussard | Mar 21, 2016 | Articles, Christian Apologetics
Many skeptics assert that the early Christians believed in miracles because theirs was a primitive, prescientific culture where people were ignorant of the course of nature. As such, it is argued, they were not able to perceive a miracle as being contrary to nature...
by Karlo Broussard | Mar 15, 2016 | Articles, General Ethics
A person with whom I was corresponding recently asserted that skeptics are free to hold that objective morality is derived from the society in which we live. In this view, he claimed, moral principles exist beyond the individual and thus are objective. This...
by Karlo Broussard | Feb 18, 2016 | Articles
A year or so ago, after I gave a talk on God and science, a gentleman expressed his doubt concerning the principle of non-contradiction. The principle of non-contradiction is a self-evident first principle of reason upon which all knowledge is built. It states...
by Karlo Broussard | Feb 3, 2016 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
Should I believe in miracles? This question doesn’t pertain to whether I should believe in this miracle or that miracle. It has to do with whether I’m rationally justified in believing in miracles as such. DAVID HUME’S WISDOM FOR THE WISE The eightenth-century...
