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Thoughts on Faith and Induction
If the problem of induction tells us that we are not justified in establishing law-like relations in science, then upon what do we base our certainty that the sun will βriseβ tomorrow, or that magnetic poles of opposite charge will … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Life, Philosophy, Questions, Religion, Science, Uncategorized
Tagged David Hume, faith, God, induction, philosophy, philosophy of religion, philosophy of science, problem of induction, reason, religion, science, theist
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Using Philosophy of Science to Evaluate Claims in Philosophy of Religion
I offer this post as a tribute to my exceptionally well-spoken colleague at http://theologiansinc.wordpress.com/ Please excuse the “flat-earthed” numbskullery throughout the essay, but I think that you’ll find the treatment a bit more thorough than the last. π Yours In … Continue reading
Posted in Evolution, Philosophy, Psychology, Questions, Religion, Science
Tagged Alvin Plantinga, Cognition, Epistemological evolution, evolution, Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism, falsifiability, falsification, Imre Lakatos, Karl Lorenz, Karl Popper, naturalism, Patricia Churchland, philosophy, philosophy of religion, philosophy of science, progressive research program, religion, science, sophisticated methodological falsifiability, Where the Con
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Evaluating Alvin Plantinga’s Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism
In Where the Conflict Really Lies: Science, Religion, and Naturalism, Alvin Plantinga has argued that despite the assertions of the atheist and naturalist communities, science is not at odds with theism at all; that it is, in fact, naturalism that … Continue reading