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Why does Dr. Groothuis use the “cumulative case” as his apologetic method for Christianity?
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Dr. Groothuis asserts that this method is the most effective in explaining Christianity as demonstrably true. He wants to dispel the notion that Christianity is a blind faith.
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All sources are used: origin of the world, nature of the world, history, human conditions, science with philosophical arguments. We bring all this and build a case that is multi-faceted for the truth of Christianity.
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He believes the best way to make the case for the truth of Christianity is by looking at it from different viewpoints using History, science, internal consistencies, and so on to make an overall case that it makes the most sense of any religion the same way you would build a case in a courtroom with different witnesses and testimonies from different experts.
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This approach is taken because it provides many avenues to the truth through science, history and philosophy and builds a case that is multifaceted.
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Without knowing all of the other options, I see that the evidences that are brought to support the truth of apologetic understanding and study are multi-faceted. As he explains, in a courtroom, you will receive evidence from numerous sources of different backgrounds and perspectives. By accumulating all of these perspectives, one can devise the most accurate understanding of the whole picture, providing a deeper and more thorough understanding.
