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The Secular Problem of Evil: An Essay in Analytic Existentialism [PDF]
, 2021 The existence of evil is often held to pose philosophical problems only for theists. I argue that the existence of evil gives rise to a philosophical problem which confronts theist and atheist alike. The problem is constituted by the following claims: (1)
Prescott, Paul
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When suffering contradicts belief: measuring theodical struggling. [PDF]
Curr Psychol, 2023 Park CL +9 more
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Moderate Modal Skepticism [PDF]
, 2018 This paper examines "moderate modal skepticism", a form of skepticism about metaphysical modality defended by Peter van Inwagen in order to blunt the force of certain modal arguments in the philosophy of religion.
Strohminger, Margot, Yli-Vakkuri, Juhani
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Idolatry, Indifference, and the Scientific Study of Religion: Two New Humean Arguments [PDF]
, 2018 We utilize contemporary cognitive and social science of religion to defend a controversial thesis: the human cognitive apparatus gratuitously inclines humans to religious activity oriented around entities other than the God of classical theism.
Linford, Daniel
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The Epistemology of Theistic Philosophers’ Reactions to the Problem of Evil [PDF]
, 2020 I first argue that, contrary to many atheistic philosophers, there is good reason to think the typical theistic philosopher’s retaining of her theism when faced with the Problem of Evil is comparatively epistemically upstanding even if both atheism is ...
Frances, Bryan
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, 2016 One very common style of teaching philosophy involves remaining publicly neutral regarding the views being debated—a technique commonly styled ‘teaching the debate.’ This paper seeks to survey evidence from the literature in social psychology that ...
Besong, Brian
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The Natural Foundations of Religion [PDF]
, 2013 In the Natural history of religion, Hume attempts to understand the origin of our folk belief in gods and spirits. These investigations are not, however, purely descriptive.
Collier, Mark
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'Do You Believe in God, Doctor?' The Atheism of Fiction and the Fiction of Atheism. [PDF]
Sophia, 2021 Nair RB.
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Grist to the mill of anti-evolutionism: the failed strategy of ruling the supernatural out of science by philosophical fiat [PDF]
, 2012 According to a widespread philosophical opinion, science is strictly limited to investigating natural causes and putting forth natural explanations. Lacking the tools to evaluate supernatural claims, science must remain studiously neutral on questions of
Blancke, Stefaan +2 more
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, 2002 In his day, Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) was a philosopher of some importance. He argued the case for materialism perhaps more cogently than did any British thinker before recent times.
Tapper, Alan
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