Presuppositions and Fallacies in Evolutionary Science
by Cowboy Bob Sorensen Everyone has a worldview. It is comprised of axioms and presuppositions. They can be cultural, experiential, based on opinions, education, and so on. Some people deny having a worldview, but we cannot function without it. Scientists use their worldviews as their starting point, and are not the epitome of sterile objectivity that many people believe them to be. Worldviews and Presuppositions I believe that the main reasons atheists and anti-creationists detest presuppositional apologetics are: We do not elevate any philosophies (including science philosophies) above the Bible, which is our foundation, and freely admit that we have our own presuppositions Presuppositional apologists analyze worldviews and their underlying presuppositions, and cognitive dissonance results when an atheist or evolutionist is shown that his worldview is irrational We do not take much stock in the "wisdom" of unbelievers because that violates what Scripture tel