A Quote by Cornelius Van Til

Agnosticism is epistemologically self-contradictory on its own assumptions because its claim to make no assertion about ultimate reality rests upon a most comprehensive assertion about ultimate reality.

Cornelius Van Til

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Cornelius Van Til
American - Philosopher
May 3, 1895 - April 17, 1987

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R. S. Thomas

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William Lane Craig

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Wayne Teasdale

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Ken Wilber

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Rich Eisen

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Jane Fonda

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Kevin Shields

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Bertrand Russell

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Alister E. McGrath

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Tony Robbins

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John Kenneth Galbraith

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