Ryan Pauly
Ryan Pauly teaches Historical Christian Doctrine and Apologetics, Comparative Religions and Worldviews, and Philosophy of Ethics at a Southern California High School. He is also the training coordinator for the MAVEN immersive experiences and is a Stand to Reason affiliate. He holds a Master's degree in Christian apologetics from Biola University and a certificate in science apologetics from the Reasons Institute. Ryan discusses a wide range of apologetics and cultural issues relating to students through writing, videos, speaking, podcast, and radio.
May 19, 2019 at 9:31 pm
I just saw this linked by I think Jim Wallace on FB and I just say Thank you, thank you. . I tell people this: Just as God revealed His personal name to Moses as YWVH (I AM), there is also the IT IS. As far as is possible for a finite created being, which I am, I want to know the IT IS. If it turns out the IT IS completely refutes everything I have come to believe and hold dear, why would I want to pretend to believe a lie? I don’t see how I could be any more intellectually, spiritually or philosophically honest than that. But…Having spent over 4 decades diligently searching in myriad schools of thought from myriad different areas of scholastic disciplines including the sciences, philosophical thought and the veracity of the biblical accounts in a number of ways we could explore together…I have concluded biblical Christianity provides the most consistant and rational depiction of how the world actually is. And that doesn’t even begin to touch on the many personal and experiential reasons I have.
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May 19, 2019 at 9:58 pm
Thank you! I really appreciate this comment. I would say that I feel the same way. I have spent years looking at the evidence and have found it overwhelming. Personal experience only confirms it further. However, the honest thing to do is walk away if proven false. Thanks!
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