WELCOME TO "THE LAW OF NON-CONTRADICTION FOR DUMMIES"!
In regards to critiquing The Crossing's beliefs and practices, it is extremely important to understand the Law of Non-Contradiction.
In regards to critiquing The Crossing's beliefs and practices, it is extremely important to understand the Law of Non-Contradiction.
The Law of Non-Contradiction is the basis of all logic and reason. Without it, the lunatics would rule the earth! Christian apologist and philosopher Ronald Nash explains The Law of Non-Contradiction in the audio link provided above.
I will also help you understand the Law of Non-Contradiction right now.
The formula for the Law of Non-Contradiction is as follows:
- A cannot be B and non-B at the same time and in the same sense.
Now I will give an example in two sentences, otherwise known as "propositions".
- The dish is full of vanilla ice cream.
- The dish is full of green beans.
"A" is the dish. "B" is the ice cream. "Non-B" are the green beans.
So if I am holding a dish and I stated the two propositions to you...
- The dish is full of vanilla ice cream.
- The dish is full of green beans.
...and I told you that both statements are true at that very moment, then you would think that I have lost my mind. That's because it is impossible for the dish to be full of only vanilla ice cream and only green beans at the same time and in the same sense.
If you said "Well, it's green bean ice cream" then you have altered the sense of one or both of the propositions stated at the beginning. The sense in which I stated the first proposition at the beginning was that I was referring to pure vanilla ice cream with no green beans in it.
YOU CANNOT DENY THE LAW OF NON-CONTRADICTION!
If you deny that the Law of Non-Contradiction is true, then you have confirmed yourself that the Law of Non-Contradiction is true. Remember the formula, "A" cannot be "B" and "non-B "at the same time and in the same sense. Let's take a closer look, shall we?
The propositions...
- The Law of Non-Contradiction is true.
- The Law of Non-Contradiction is false.
- A" is the "Law of Non-Contradiction", "B" is 'true", and "non-B" is "false".
If you believe the Law of Non-Contradiction is false, then you have come to that conclusion using the Law of Non-Contradiction. It is obvious that the Law of Non-Contradiction cannot be both true and false at the same time and in the same sense. Yet, in coming to your conclusion, you must have reasoned something like, "The Law of Non-Contradiction is either true or false, but it cannot be both. I believe the Law of Non-contradiction is false".
It is impossible to deny the Law of Non-Contradiction because you must employ it in reaching your conclusion that it is false! Believing that the Law of Non-Contradiction is false is a logical absurdity.
