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In this short article I'd like to discuss a certain kind of belief that holds many people - people who are quite capable and talented - back from reaching goals, realizing dreams, and becoming all that they can become. The concept of the "Absolute Presupposition" is central to this discussion. (The term was originally coined by the British philosopher R.G. Collingwood, in a somewhat different context.) Related Article Tags: , ,
If you sell or do something weird, or something that entails an awful lot of "information training" for potential customers, something that is very "niche" and little known to the general public, or something simply new that hasn't had time to penetrate to the major markets as yet, you can sometimes feel that marketing is a real uphill battle. Related Article Tags: , , , ,
The success or failure of biblical counseling begins with its presuppositions. One key presupposition for the biblical counselor to understand is that truth and godliness are hand-in-hand. It's not possible to divorce the two. Consequently, biblical counselors must become theologians if their goal is to have counselees please God. Related Article Tags: , ,
Is theology competency necessary for a Christian counselor? Related Article Tags: , ,
For many years young earth ministries have claimed that Neanderthals were modern humans. However, new evidence shows that they should in fact be a separate species, which died out, and did not contribute to the gene pool of present-day humanity. Related Article Tags: , , , , ,
A man says to his wife after a fight: "Let's figure out how we can salvage this relationship." A president tells his employees: "Our new vision is to stick to brutal facts and to weather the truth." A parent instructs his son: "If you are as good as your brother, I will love you just as much." Are you hearing the hidden messages inside these lines? Related Article Tags: , , , ,
All philosophical, theological and political discourse issues from a presuppositional matrix. The communicator's ideas are characterized, influenced, and motivated by such a preexisting corpus of antecedent ideas, or embraced truth. I begin with the presupposition that Jesus understood perfectly and clearly who he was.His auto-noetic frame was accurate and complete. Related Article Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
The Search for the Soul. Definition of the word "soul." The many attributes of the Soul. Related Article Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,
The U.S.-Israel Strategic Alliance has reached critical mass-President Bush's "Strategy for Victory" inevitably demands the special relationship's strategic imperative: The U.S.-ISRAEL DEFENSE PACT. The President, more than any other Chief Executive, since Truman recognized the Jewish State in 1948, is flaunting the U.S.-Israel "pact" to wipe out terrorism. The Neocon-Evangelical-Zionist Alliance cries out: An attack on Israel is an attack on the USA! Related Article Tags: , , , ,
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