I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist by Norman L. Geisler & Frank Turek
Week 2: Chapter 1 — Can We Handle the Truth?
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Everything in this book depends on a prior question: is there such a thing as objective truth at all? This chapter invites you to think carefully before answering.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Geisler and Turek define truth as 'that which corresponds to reality.' Why is this 'correspondence theory of truth' important to establish before discussing God or religion? What goes wrong in a conversation if the parties can't agree on this?
2.The authors point out that relativism — the view that truth is different for different people — is self-defeating. Can you articulate why in your own words? How would you explain this to a friend who says, 'That may be true for you, but it's not true for me'?
3.Geisler and Turek list several things that truth is: it is discovered, not invented; it is transcultural; it is unchanging; it is absolute. Which of these properties do you find most convincing, and which is hardest for you to defend in conversation?