| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Undeniablity | A statement that cannot be denied without affirming it (example: “I cannot speak a word of English” she is using English to deny that she can use the English language) |
| Objective | By an objective basis/ belief, we mean something that is transcendently true at all times, regardless of whether I believe it or not (Nazism example) |
| Subjective | By a subjective basis/belief, we mean something that seems true because our individual personal feelings and opinions tell us so |
| IMPORTANT Synonyms | Naturalism, Physicalism, Materialism, Empiricism all are atheistic views that express that there is nothing else in this universe but matter or what can be picked up with the 5 senses [taste, touch, sound, sight, smell] |
| Scientism | The claim that the practice of science alone can provide us the true & rational answers to ALL of life’s questions |
| Strong scientism | is necessarily self-refuting as there is no scientific test that tells us that scientism is true & rational |
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