Eric Hovind and his merry band of idiots are at it again (episode from October 5, 2012 - snippet released August 28, 2013), check out their video here.
So, Jackson equivocates philosophical truth with situational accuracy. I don't see that this even requires much explanation, but hey, who wants to just be in that "puffy cloud of pretend intellectualism"? Philosophical truth is much more complex than mere accurate information, here's Stanford's page on philosophical truth, which does a better and more complete job of explaining it than I can. As is clear from that page, the equivocation between philosophical truth and accuracy is no small deal. The amount of change a person should get from a clerk is a matter of accuracy. Knowing that a bus is coming toward you is a matter of accuracy (and possibly a change of pants).
The Bible verse warning about philosophy is really a cheap out and it makes me think that the author knew as well as anyone that he had little ground to stand on, thus making a direction to avoid philosophical discussion necessary. It seems that were the Bible credible, it wouldn't have an issue with people engaging philosophically.
Thank you Eric, for unearthing an old gem of idiocy.
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