The Folly of Unbelief: Philosophical Illustrations of the Futility of Unbelieving Thought

by Daniel Akande

“The fool says in his heart, “There is no God””—Psalms 14:1”Where is the wise person? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has God not made foolish the wisdom of the world?—1 Corinthians 1:20Is the Bible engaging in name-calling? Definitely not! The Bible refers to the “fool” as someone who is morally deficient, dense, and refuses to accept the truth. The unbeliever is foolish because he rejects God’s Word. The wisdom of the world is foolish because God has made it so.This foolishness is not only moral or religious, but intellectual as well! Without God, man is utterly lost both morally and philosophically! This is because all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden in Christ! (Colossians 2:3)The Folly of Unbelief presents the strongest possible defense of Christian belief. Going on the offensive, it shows that all forms of unbelieving thought end up in intellectual and philosophical foolishness! The unbeliever has no place to stand intellectually in his war against the Christian faith.The Folly of Unbelief explores and illustrates the various philosophical failures of unbelieving thought. It is the Christian worldview alone, based on God’s Word, that can guarantee the coherence of all human experience! Therefore all the unbeliever’s attempts to argue against Christianity are futile.The failures of unbelieving systems of thought are presented in a fashion that is easy to understand and a clear style that can be followed by anyone regardless of their philosophical training.Only the Christian faith is rational and defensible, all contrary systems end in foolishness and futility of thought! The Folly of Unbelief is a philosophical expression of a fundamental Christian truth.GRAB YOUR COPY TODAY!

235 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 9, 2021

About the author

Daniel Akande was born in Ekiti, Nigeria. He was raised a Christian and started studying apologetics in his late teenage years. Daniel is currently pursuing a Bachelors Degree in the field of Computer Science. In his spare time, he publishes articles on his blog and writes books about apologetics, theology, and philosophy, being heavily influenced by thinkers such as Cornelius Van Til and Greg Bahnsen.

Reviews

[Matthew · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book, more than a presuppositional how-to resource but delves into the philosophy behind or built off of the presuppositionalism of Van Til, Rushdoony, Bahnsen, etc.

If you are familiar with the basics of presuppositionalism, then the first part of the book can be jumped over, as it is a very good introduction to the basic tenets of the views.

My favorite section of the book is the philosophical relationship between subject and object. This book is the next step of growing up for those stuck at the stage of presuppositionalism only equalling “BY WHAT STANDARD, BRO?”

[Rebecca]

An introduction to Vantilian Presuppositionalism

This book serves as an introductory book on the philosophy behind the works of Van Til and Bahnsen. It is an easier read that will help the reader understand the Transcendental Argument and the problem of the One and the Many. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in understanding the practical aspects of Presuppositionalism and how to engage other worldviews in an effective manner.

[Peter Kiss · Rating 5 out of 5]

The content was good, I understand Daniel is still very young and I think this is just the beginning of something much better. I think he's starting to find his voice, and I look forward to reading something more in depth, with a real publisher (my printing was full of errors and was quite tacky).