Outline of Topics
Chapter 1: The Source of All Value
intro
 
faith and reason
 
three kinds of knowledge
   
1-religion 2-philosophy 3-science
where value came from . . .
   
from ourselves?
   
from the cosmos?
   
from God?
conclusion
The battle continues.
Chapter 2: The Story of the World
intro: two stories
story 1: Creation
 
what the story tells us, value begets morality
 
the value of animal life
where evil came from
   
part 1, part 2, part 3
pessimism
story 2: Evolution
 
what this tells us
Chapters:
Part 1
1- The Source of All Value
2- The Story of the World
3- Truth or Neutrality
4- Choice
5- Life
6- The Only Basis for Ethics
7- The Culture War
8- The Real Solution
9- The Law
10- Suicide
11- Euthanasia
12- Eugenocide
Part 2 (of 3)
13- Love
14- Reconciliation
15- Letting Go
16- Set Apart
Chapter 3: Truth or Neutrality
intro: head knowledge and heart knowledge
   
All knowledge is personal
   
All opinion is rational
    
right and wrong
1-
Truth cannot change
    
reality versus perception
2-
Absolutes versus relatives
    
absolutes, defined
3-
Neutrality
    
science or authority
    
objective thought
    
religion relates to science
    
a history of science
    
evolution
    
bias
    
church and state
conclusion: Ultimate Truth
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Chapter 4: Choice
intro: free will
autonomy: pro-choice view
the current situation
a rational look at a hot topic
   
four presuppositions
   
what we are talking about
      
what is a person?
         
status
         
problem
      
the feminist factor
         
abortion on demand
      
another option
theology
   
is the Bible silent on this?
   
what the Bible says
Conclusion
Chapter 5: Life
self-awareness
who you are
God's "part"
all things predestined
the pro-life view
the image of God
twinning
human evolution
one life against another
innocence lost
Chapter 6: The only Basis for Ethics
Intro
the first step
defining good
revelation or experience
pragmatic ethics
sanctity or quality
the two views