A Blog by Chester Delagneau

Justified True Belief, The Gettier Problem, and Justified Reasonable Faith in God

In the field of epistemology, the Gettier problem shows that one can have justified true belief (JTB) about a claim yet not possess knowledge. For example, imagine someone is looking in a field at something that looks like a sheep but it’s actually a dog in sheep’s clothing. The person believes there’s a sheep in…

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11/22/25

Pro-choice advocates have a mantra, just as pro-life advocates do. For the former, the fetus is “just a clump of cells.” For the latter, “life commences at conception.” So what does “just a clump of cells” mean? It implies that the fetus is not human. But the definition of “fetus” tells a different story. According…

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11/11/25

Contrary to the imaginations of people who are fond of science-fiction, A.I. will never become self-aware. But how can I be so sure when making a definitive claim about technology, which never stops evolving? My reason is simple: There is no example of anything in science that has grown a conscience. But does that necessarily…

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10/20/25

The landscape of Christian apologetics is vast, spanning from the practice of defending the faith via starting with the belief that Christianity is true (presuppositional) to focusing on creatively expressing the imagination that’s grounded in the character of God (imaginative).[1] There are three modes of persuasion accounted for when discussing the different representations of apologetics:…

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