Indefensible claims are rampant, as demonstrated by this sentence. When people make a claim, I always wonder, how do they know? How do they know that their favorite form of government is best, or that their view of morality is right, or that their god exists? Most answers fall short of proof. An appeal to common sense, an appeal to history, an appeal to the majority opinion, or an appeal to empirical evidence is not a proof.
Logically, a proof is defined as a sequence of steps that argue from axioms to the proposition. Axioms are not to be proven, they are basic. For if you set out to prove an axiom, it would no longer be an axiom, but rather a proposition to be proven by other, more basic axioms.
So, what are your axioms? Is it that common sense is the foundation for truth? Is it that the majority is always right? Is it that today’s scientific theories can be trusted not to be overturned tomorrow?
I have accepted Scripture as my axioms. From this I can prove Solomon was at one time prince, being as he was, the son of King David. I can also know that it is right for me to call you to repentance and accept Christ as your Lord.
So, what are the logical implications of your axioms? Is there such a thing as absolute, timeless truth? Is there a purpose to your life beyond hedonism? What is the purpose of the history you studied? What is your guide to ethics? I urge you to write this out and ponder it. Now.
Under your axioms, was Bertrand Russell right when he said that the significance of man's history would be lost under the great march of the cosmos, and we have no choice but to accept “unyielding despair”?
I urge you to repent and accept Christ as your Lord.
