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Do Aliens Exist? Part Two

Check out PART ONE HERE . An appeal to probability is a logical fallacy where a person assumes probability from possibility. For instance, I often hear that because the universe is so vast, there  must  be extra-terrestrial life somewhere existing in the cosmos. But, the problem is, just because they may  possibly  exist, does not mean that they  probably  exist. I have seen “grey” aliens in media, as I am sure you have as well, since the 80’s and in the 90’s, and when the grey alien face became a fad (often green, with black eyes), nearly every skateboard and Ford Escort bumper had on it a sticker of such. Since then, it seems that the question of the greys’ origin has come up as a question in Christian discussions across the globe. I have heard more than enough that some people believe they are fallen angels, but I am not convinced. I have listed below some differences between angels and greys, and yes, I realize that a fallen angel is different than an a...

What is Classical Apologetics?

You may have heard of the phrase,   Classical Apologetics , from studying under people such as, William Lane Craig, Frank Turek, Norman Geisler, Thomas Aquinas, Augustine, B.B. Warfield, R. C. Sproul, and others, and perhaps you wondered what it means.   Classical Apologetics is one method of doing apologetics… I personally like to think that it is classical for a reason. Some other methods of doing apologetics are first,  Presuppositionalism , which is that a person presupposes that God exists, and that the reason that a person does not believe in God is because he does not believe the Bible is the word of God. The issue is that from an unbeliever’s perspective, this is circular reasoning. It emphasizes revelation as opposed to reason.  Another method of apologetics is  Evidentialism , which is essentially to follow the evidence where it leads and using this evidence to support Christian claims. Sometimes people refer to it as being a subtype as Classical Apolo...