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To: TheStockStalker who wrote (382)	8/26/2005 11:46:57 AM
From: Greg or e	Respond to of 520

"The resurrection is for sure a piece of the bible and a piece I believe in exactly as it is stated above. BUT, what does that have to do with wether you or I are reincarnated and why in Heaven would they be mutually exclusive?" They are mutually exclusive because they are contradictory to one another. Both cannot be true at the same time in the same way. It's a basic question of logic. Do you consider yourself to be a Christian who believes in a physical resurrection for Jesus but reincarnation for everyone else? I'm trying to understand where you are coming from. Craig Hazen teaches logic a graduate level and he wrote this helpful paper. Check it out and let me know what you think. The Four Primary Laws of Logic apologeticsinfo.org "While many people talk about logic, at least the five letter word in English, not very many really know or understand what logic is, or what have been termed by some, the four primary laws or principles of logic. Many people do not understand it or the laws/principles behind it. Thus, I want to at least briefly explain the four primary principles or laws of logic. The first of the primary principles of logic is the law of (non-)contradiction. It states that no statement (proposition, assertion, etc.) can be both true and not true--false--(e.g., A can not be non-A) at the same time and in the same sense. For example, it can not both be true and not true (in the same time and sense) that a person is and is not a Christian. All such statements are false. It is a first principle (it is axiomatic or self-evident) of epistemology. (Thus, one cannot not use it. To deny it is like saying "I cannot utter a word in English.") The distinction between true and false is based on this principle. The second primary law of logic is the principle of excluded middle. The law of (non-)contradiction simply states that A cannot equal or be non-A. But both could be "quip," that is, neither true or false--simply not both--but not necessarily true or false either. However, the law of excluded middle states "A or non-A," that is, a proposition is either true or false--it must be one or the other (and not quip!). Thus, a proposition or statement must be true or false (see, e.g., Matthew 12:30). The third primary law of logic is called the law of identity. It states that A=A or that "if any statement is true, then it is true."7 An example would be Christ is Christ and not non-Christ (e.g., the Christ of the Bible is not the "Christ" of the cults, the occult, or of Eastern religions). The fourth primary law of logic is the law of logical or rational inference. An example of this principle is: if A=B, and B=C, then A=C. It's importance can be seen relevant to all discursive or non-axiomatic knowledge or reasoning. For example, while the word trinity is not found in the Bible, the concept is (see, e.g., Deut. 6:4; Eph. 1:3; John 1:1; 20:28; Acts 5:3-4; and Mark 12:29-30). These four primary laws of logic are the essence of logic and are vital to all coherent or intelligible discussions or arguments. Try as one may one cannot--in any intelligent sense--not use them (e.g., even when trying to argue against the laws of logic)."