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Simulations All the Way Up! An Atheist's Response to the Fine‐Tuning Argument
ABSTRACT So the Fine‐tuning Argument goes, because it is so unlikely for the physical constants of the laws of nature to have taken the values that they in fact take, we should significantly raise our credence that God exists. Simulation Arguments argue that our world might be (or, in stronger versions, that it probably is) a mere computer simulation ...
Nikk Effingham
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Adorno's empiricism?: On intellectual and metaphysical experience
Abstract Adorno's work contains pregnant references to the concepts of both “intellectual” and “metaphysical” experience. While the concept of metaphysical experience figures relatively prominently in the Adorno literature, intellectual experience has been largely neglected—indeed to the point that certain scholars have asserted that the two concepts ...
Tom Whyman
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Atheism has had a strong presence on YouTube since its founding in the mid-2000s, which coincided with the rise of the new atheism movement, and lay atheists were quick to use the platform to spread new atheist ideas.
Robin Ludvig Isomaa
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Nathaniel Culverwell's stoic theory of common notions
Abstract This article takes a closer look at the theory of knowledge developed by Nathaniel Culverwell in his 1652 Elegant and Learned Discourse of the Light of Nature. Based on Culverwell's endorsement of Edward Herbert of Cherbury against Plato and Aristotle, his critical reception of René Descartes, and his contributions to a controversy between ...
Mogens Lærke
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Leibniz on Compossibility: Towards a Neo‐Logical Interpretation
ABSTRACT Leibniz's concept of compossibility explains why not all possible substances are actualised, thereby resisting Spinoza's necessitarianism. Yet, the precise basis of incompossibility remains unresolved. The influential ‘logical’ interpretation—exemplified by the Hintikka–D'Agostino thesis—locates incompossibility in contradictions among ...
Jun Young Kim
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Dreams, Scepticism and Idealism
ABSTRACT On one narrative, Berkeleyan idealism arises from Cartesian theorising: Descartes's discussion of dreaming in the Meditations leads first to scepticism, and through scepticism, to Berkeley's rejection of realism. In this paper, I consider how this move from dreams to idealism is supposed to work.
Melissa Frankel
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ABSTRACT Although inferential confusion (IC), fear of self (FOS), and obsessive beliefs have each been linked to obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), they have rarely been examined together within the inferential‐based approach (IBA) or considered across different cultural contexts. This study examined a cross‐sectional model in which IC was associated
Mujgan Inozu +8 more
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Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Fathers' Experiences of Early Parenting: A Qualitative Study
ABSTRACT Aim This study aimed to explore culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) fathers' early parenting support needs in the perinatal period in Australia. Design A qualitative descriptive research study. Participant fathers were recruited using purposive and snowball sampling who self‐identified as CALD. Methods Data were collected through semi‐
Rakime Elmir +5 more
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Religion and Spirituality in the Therapy Room: Perspectives From British Psychologists
ABSTRACT Background Psychologists often receive limited formal training in addressing clients' religious or spiritual concerns, leaving many underprepared when such issues arise in clinical practice. Methods This qualitative study explored UK psychologists' experiences of engaging with religion and spirituality in therapy to identify key challenges and
Hannah Wall +2 more
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ظاهرة الإلحاد في العالم الغربي ظهورها وانتشارها
يتناول هذا البحث ظاهرة الإلحاد في العالم الغربي من حيث أسباب ظهورها وانتشارها لما لذلك من أثر كبير وتأثير كبير في ظهور وانتشار الإلحاد في العالم العربي، فقد مر الإلحاد بمراحل ابتداءً من الظهور ونشوء الفكرة، ثم التوسع وتمدد النفوذ حتى اكتسح بعض البلاد ...
فواز بن مساعد بن عبدالله الدوسري
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