| Argument from Omniscience |
Argument from OmniscienceWhenever a logical fallacy is committed, the fallacy has its roots in Agrippa's trilemma. All human thought (without Divine revelation) is based on one of three unhappy possibilities. These three possibilities are infinite regression, circular reasoning, or axiomatic thinking. This is known as Agrippa's trilemma. Some have claimed that only logic and math can be known; however, that is not true. Without Divine revelation, neither logic nor math can be known. Science is limited only to pragmatic thinking because of the weakness of human reasoning, which is known as Agrippa's trilemma. Argument from omniscience, a form of axiomatic thinking, is one of these three unhappy possibilities. Argument from Omniscience occurs when a claim is made that could not possibly be known. The reason this is a fallacy is that only God is omniscient. Often these arguments from omniscience take the form of a universal negative. It would be an argument from omniscience to claim that the omniscient God of the Universe cannot reveal things that cannot be known by any other means. Examples of the Argument from Omniscience
This is a statement about the past that cannot be observed, making the claim an argument from omniscience.
This statement is, or something similar to it, is taught in public schools throughout the world. Naturalism is the claim that there is no spiritual realm. A claim like that would require omniscience. Naturalism provides no cause for the regularity of nature. The Bible tells us that Jesus Christ is the cause. If scientists really believed that there is no cause for the regularity of science, then they could not know that everything won't change tomorrow. Atheism is a claim that would require omniscience. Anyone who says that God doesn't exist is claiming to be omniscient. There are other fallacies here. Anyone making this claim is ignoring the obvious evidence. When challenged to actually look at the evidence, to actually seek God and find Him, most of them refuse to do it or do it insincerely, without repentance, or with no desire to leave sin behind them. Most branches of science were established by people who didn't accept the arbitrary assumption of Naturalism. Fallacy Abuse
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