Leveraged Logic

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God still reveals natural reality to the human natural mind. Without God’s revelation, we would all die quickly. The natural mind can accept this natural revelation, but it doesn’t necessarily notice God or give Him thanks.

“The God having made the world and all things that are in it, He being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in hand-made temples, nor is He served by hands of men as needing anything, Himself giving to all life and breath and everything. And He made from one man every nation of men, to dwell upon all the face of the earth, having determined the appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation, to seek God, if perhaps indeed they might palpate for Him, and might find Him. And indeed, He is not far from each one of us.” (Acts 17:24-28 Berean Literal Bible)

We “know” by experience that we can infer from our observations but that our ability has limits. If we see tire tracks in the mud, we can infer that some sort of vehicle made the tracks. If we have information about various tread patterns, we may be able to infer information about the specific tires that made the tracks. By the depth of the tracks, we can infer the water content of the mud or the weight of the vehicle. All of this pseudo-knowledge is pragmatic. It isn’t knowledge of truth. These inferences aren’t absolute but are based on circumstantial evidence.

We can also project trends and make decisions based on incomplete information and observations that aren’t absolutely reliable. For instance, we can guide our cars into parking spaces without hitting other cars. We can catch a ball or guess what the stock market is going to do next. The further we extrapolate from the observations or experiences the less reliable our conclusions become.

We can look at a fossil of a creature that lived in the past and “know” that it was a live creature at one time. We can sometimes get additional information that may tell us what kind of creature it was. Again, the further we get from the observation of the fossil, the less reliable our inferences are.

We notice that all of these examples are pragmatic. And none of them deal with the deep questions of life. None of them can tell us about the spiritual realm unless our experiences and observations are in the spiritual realm. None of them can tell us what the meaning of life is. Some people try to draw conclusions that go beyond the material realm in the present, but they’re inferring from observations of the material realm in the present. That’s irrational.
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