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Help Me Believe : Direct Answers to Real Questions

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Cliffe Knechtle is one of the best defenders of the Christian Faith. His experience talking to students on campus allows him to write in practical, relevant terms.

His first book, "Give me an answer" is still my favorite apologetic books. This new book, builds upon that book and deals with more current questions.

Highly recommended for college students, as well as other people with questions regarding Christianity.

Coherent and rational at times, but Knechtle can't follow his own self-proclaimed skepticism to its rational conclusions. He astutely warns the reader to "be committed...to use your mind to understand what is real and true". He implores the reader to tune in to the one objective reality. Unfortunately, he then provides the reader no legitimate guidance as to how that can realistically be achieved. Faith is his ultimate answer. Faith is defined in the Bible as "being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see" (Hebrews 11:1) That is also the definition of wishful thinking. Wishful thinking is a poor substitute for rational evidentiary analysis. That style of thinking is exactly what does not allow one to get in touch with the reality that Knechtle preaches to us so vehemently to seek. It simply clouds the mind with what amounts to arbitrary notions. Knechtle is ostensibly advocating, and depending on reason to build his defense, but, ultimately, is advocating an epistemology built on non-rational foundations; namely faith. Don't be fooled, this is a book arguing for a mystical epistemology. On these pages faith trumps reason.