Episode 141. The Role of Logic in Christianity with Tricia Scribner

Mama Bear Apologetics

Hillary Morgan Ferrer & Amy Davison

Christianity, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Amy and Tricia, two of our Mama Bears, define logic and explain why it’s essential for critical thinking, biblical reasoning, and defending the Christian faith. They stress that logic isn’t made by humans—it’s discovered—and reflects an objective reality that testifies to the existence of God. The conversation explores the three foundational laws of logic (identity, excluded middle, non‑contradiction), shows how logic applies in everyday life and worldview discussions (including gender, truth claims, language, and worldview differences), and gives practical guidance for parents on how to help children recognize sound reasoning vs. faulty logic. They also tackle common challenges, including the relationship between logic and God, and how logic relates to knowing God, faith, and evangelism. Ultimately, logic is presented as both defensible and indispensable for meaningful Christian engagement in a culture that increasingly rejects objective truth.

Main Points Covered

What Logic Is and Why It Matters
The Three Foundational Laws of Logic
Logic vs. Emotionalism in Culture
Logic’s Role in Knowing God and Defending Faith
Practical Tools for Teaching Logic to Kids

People and resources mentioned

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0:00.0	If it seems intimidating, I just want to pause and encourage you, Mama's logic is discovered,
0:09.5	it's not created, and it gives a testimony to an intelligent mind apart from creation,
0:14.8	which is why our culture is especially trying to attack it, because if they can attack it
0:19.3	or invalidate it, then they can try to
0:21.7	silence a testimony to the existence of God.
0:28.1	Welcome to the Mama Bear Apologetics podcast. I'm Hillary. And I'm Amy. We are just two gals who
0:33.1	are spiritually armed, highly caffeinated, and just sassy enough to make bad ideas cry.
0:38.0	Mama Bear is a ministry dedicated to helping you raise children who think critically,
0:42.4	love biblically, and stand firm in the faith using scripture, reason, and reality.
0:46.8	Because remember, Mama Bears, this might not affect your faith.
0:49.8	But it might affect your children.
0:55.3	Hey, everyone, welcome to another Mama Bear Apologetics podcast, a podcast dedicated to helping
1:00.6	you raise children who think critically, love biblically, and stand firm in the faith
1:05.3	using scripture, reason, and reality. Now, you are going to want to button down your
1:09.8	thinking caps today because we are
1:11.5	tackling a really important, completely relevant issue that's so practical not only to your
1:17.1	little ones, but to your older kids as well. We're going to be taking a look at reasonable
1:21.4	faith, especially from the realm of logic. Now, we know that Christianity is based on good
1:26.8	reasons, good evidence, and we can
1:29.4	believe that Christianity is true. And that's where we need to come in and ask those good questions,
1:34.4	because eventually someone's going to come up and ask, you know, why we believe, what we believe,
1:39.6	and what evidence do we have that Christianity is, in fact fact true. Now, belief and faith in Christianity
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