philosophers call “properly basic.” It cannot be proved, but once it is affirmed, the nature of our existence and human history can be better explained by theism than by atheism.11 Some presuppositionalists believe that one must first assume that the Bible is God’s Word, giving it the benefit of the doubt when there are apparent contradictions or problems, looking at the solutions people have produced throughout history, and accepting the best of them—and then the Scriptures will disclose a more