How We Know Truth
Addresses the epistemological foundations of LDS testimony — spiritual witness, the role of the heart, and presuppositional apologetics. Responds to critics who dismiss spiritual knowledge as unreliable using Jeremiah 17:9 and other passages.
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Quick-reference responses to critics who use Jeremiah 17:9 to dismiss LDS testimonies and spiritual witnesses. Covers the passage's actual meaning and context.
Deep analysis of Jeremiah 17:9 ('The heart is deceitful above all things') and its misuse to dismiss spiritual witness. Covers the Hebrew context, parallel passages, and a defense of spiritual epistemology.
Addresses the epistemological challenges to LDS testimony — how do you know? Covers the LDS theory of knowledge (spiritual witness, reason, evidence) and responds to critiques of the testimony/burning-bosom approach.
Introduces presuppositional apologetics for missionaries: how to identify and challenge the underlying assumptions in a critic's worldview. Shows how to steer conversations from surface-level objections to foundational questions.