Has anyone ever pulled the wool over your eyes? Even if you lost much or a little what remains in our gut is a hunger for truth. Deception is never fun and it will make you feel foolish. It does have an upside. It can teach us to hunger for truth and hate lies, deception and all kinds of untruth. It places in us all a sense of justice. If this rings true for you then keep reading.
Logic can grow on you like an ugly puppy. It will win you over at some point. Its selling point is the ability to see the lie amidst the chaos of life and the freedom of thought such clarity brings.
Logic is also helpful like a good neighbor; Logic, not State Farm, is there. It is helpful to understand the truth of theological ideas. If you have ever heard a sermon it was structured by some form of logical argument. The best way to understand the scope of logic as a subject is to look at how all the parts of logic. the chart may be helpful. we will look at each aspect in turn.
The Logic Tree
The Major division in logic is between formal and informal. Formal logic consists of the abstract rules and theory of logical reasoning. Informal logic is the practical side teaches decision-making skills and quick methods for detecting bad reasoning. we will look at each over the next two post. Now before we get started with an explanation of the diagram above I need to lay down three rules of logic that all methods (formal and informal) use. they are in themselves the essences of what is meant by logical thinking.
Logic follows three basic principles.
a. Law of Identity: if any statement is true, then it is true. A = A
b. Law of Non-Contradiction: no statement can be both true and false at the same time and in the same sense. A is not B The same attribute cannot at the same time belong and not belong to the same subject and in the same respect. (Aristotle)
c. Law of Excluded Middle: any statement is either true or false. A nor B is not AB. The point of this last rule is to make clear a both/And answer is no answer
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