The Journey · Series
Foundations of Reason
Five essential investigations into truth, knowledge, worldviews, morality, and meaning.
Before evaluating the claims of any religion or worldview, we need to ask how we know what is true, how evidence should be interpreted, and what makes an explanation reasonable.
These five studies introduce the foundations of careful inquiry. They examine questions about truth, knowledge, assumptions, morality, and meaning without requiring readers to begin with a particular religious belief.
The Five Investigations
A suggested reading order: each builds on the ideas before it. Every article also stands on its own, so you can begin with whichever question interests you most.
- 1What Is Truth?What do we mean by truth, and can it be more than just personal opinion?
- 2How Do We Know Anything?What counts as evidence, and can we trust what we think we know?
- 3How Worldviews Shape EverythingWhy everyone has a worldview, and why it matters more than you think.
- 4Are Right and Wrong Real?Is morality just opinion, or are some things truly right and wrong?
- 5What Makes Life Meaningful?Does life have built-in meaning, or do we have to create it ourselves?