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Many atheists believe that argumentation can prove that God doesn't exist. But if Naturalism is true, human reasoning ability is unreliable on a fundamental level and can't prove anything, let alone theological or metaphysical claims. Hence, Naturalism is self-refuting, for it undermines any confidence we might have in our ability to defend it. If we are to trust our reasoning ability, it must be grounded in something other than random mutation and natural selection. Theism offers such a foundation.
Thinking about it may help you to conclude that your thoughts are not merely physical.
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At the Ratio Christi at NCSU meeting on Mar 21st, 2016, we discuss the Argument from Reason. This argument stems from a couple of the implications of the worldview of Naturalism. This is the worldview that most atheists in the US hold to, at least the outspoken ones. In a nutshell, if we are composed only of particles, deterministically bouncing around, and thus have no free will, then how can we deliberate about any set of evidence and make a choice about what the implications are? How can we claim to have reason and rationality? Further, if our brains are the product of evolution, which selects for survival, but not necessarily for truth, how can we trust our cognitive faculties? Including any belief in Naturalism itself?
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The so-called "new atheists" often portray themselves as the champions of reason. Yet a careful examination of their worldview reveals that atheism (more specifically, naturalism) undermines our reasoning ability. To see why, let's consider some quotations from René Descartes, David Hume, and Charles Darwin.
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Victor Reppert, Jay Richards, and Angus Menuge explain the specifics of C.S. Lewis's Argument from Reason.
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This is a video introducing the argument behind the evolutionary argument against naturalism developed by Alvin Plantinga. It is a remake of an older video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4QFsKevTXs
Sources and Notes:
- The Virtues by Peter Geach
- http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/skepticism/
- http://www.uffl.org/vol12/moreland12.pdf
- http://www.iep.utm.edu/naturali/
- Breaking the Spell by Daniel Dennett
- http://www.calvin.edu/academic/philosophy/virtual_library/articles/plantinga_alvin/naturalism_defeated.pdf
- Untruth and Consequence by Richard Rorty
- Charles Darwin Letter to William Graham
http://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/entry-13230
- Straw Gods by John Gray
- Moral Landscape by Sam Harris
(Full quote: "For instance, it is just as true to say that our logical, mathematical, and physical intuitions have not been designed by natural selection to track truth. Does this mean that we must cease to be realists with respect to physical reality? We need not look far in science to find ideas and opinions that defy easy synthesis. There are many scientific frameworks (and levels of description) that resist integration and which divide our discourse into areas of specialization, even pitting Nobel laureates in the same discipline against one another. Does this mean that we can never hope to understand what is really going on in the world? No. It mans the conversation must continue.")
I don't see how saying "the conversation must continue" avoids the implications of this argument presented in the video. The conversation we would have is not going to track truth to begin with so it doesn't escape the self-defeating circle. To be fair, this wasn't the topic of his book, but his admission in the 'Moral Landscape' is interesting and useful for the EAAN, none the least.
- Journal of Philosophy (LXXXIV, Oct. 87) Patricia Churchland
- Philosophy by Anthony O'Hear
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In this clip, I address the common counter-argument to the lack of evidence for Jesus existing, which is the argument from silence. Many like to write off this lack of evidence as a baseless argument from silence but is it really that weak of a point?
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The Argument from Reason is an argument for the existence of God (at least as a supernatural instantiater of human reason) largely developed by C.S. Lewis.
C.S. Lewis originally posited the argument as follows:
The argument against materialism holds:
The argument for the existence of God holds:
The argument as stated is not strictly a proof of God's existence because it requires the assumption that humans can assess the truth or falsehood of claims or that humans can be convinced by argument. The assumption that humans can assess the truth or falsehood of claims is undeniable because its very denial requires one to assess the truth or falsehood of a claim, namely the assumption itself. The only possible alternatives are either to accept the claim or be content to accept or reject no claims whatsoever.[citation needed] This argument fails to address the validity of human assessment. Assuming that all assessments of truth and falsehood made by humans are valid, and therefore rational. Moreover, the argument assumes panpsychism away as axiomatically false. Thus it is better not be thought of as a proof of God's existence, but as an attempt to disprove naturalistic materialism. Naturalistic materialism is the worldview held by most atheists and, therefore, the argument often is referenced as a proof of God's existence.
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In logic and rhetoric, a fallacy is usually an improper argumentation in reasoning often resulting in a misconception or presumption. Literally, a fallacy is "an error in reasoning that renders an argument logically invalid". By accident or design, fallacies may exploit emotional triggers in the listener or participant (appeal to emotion), or take advantage of social relationships between people (e.g. argument from authority). Fallacious arguments are often structured using rhetorical patterns that obscure any logical argument.
Though an argument is not "logically valid", it is not necessarily the case that the conclusion is incorrect. It simply means that the conclusion cannot logically be arrived at using that argument.
Though often used unintentionally, fallacies can be used purposefully to win arguments regardless of the merits. Among such devices, discussed in more detail below, are: "ignoring the question" to divert argument to unrelated issues using a red herring, making the argument personal (argumentum ad hominem) and discrediting the opposition's character, "begging the question" (petitio principi), the use of the non-sequitur, false cause and effect (post hoc ergo propter hoc), bandwagoning (everyone says so), the "false dilemma" or "either-or fallacy" in which the situation is oversimplified, "card-stacking" or selective use of facts, and "false analogy". Another common device is the "false generalization", an abstraction of the argument that shifts discussion to platitudes where the facts of the matter are lost. There are many, many more tricks to divert attention from careful exploration of a subject.
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12:10The Argument from Reason
The Argument from ReasonThe Argument from Reason
http://www.acts17.net/2012/12/what-is-argument-from-reason.html Many atheists believe that argumentation can prove that God doesn't exist. But if Naturalism is true, human reasoning ability is unreliable on a fundamental level and can't prove anything, let alone theological or metaphysical claims. Hence, Naturalism is self-refuting, for it undermines any confidence we might have in our ability to defend it. If we are to trust our reasoning ability, it must be grounded in something other than random mutation and natural selection. Theism offers such a foundation. -
1:31THE ARGUMENT FROM REASON
THE ARGUMENT FROM REASONTHE ARGUMENT FROM REASON
Thinking about it may help you to conclude that your thoughts are not merely physical. -
36:10The Argument from Reason
The Argument from ReasonThe Argument from Reason
At the Ratio Christi at NCSU meeting on Mar 21st, 2016, we discuss the Argument from Reason. This argument stems from a couple of the implications of the worldview of Naturalism. This is the worldview that most atheists in the US hold to, at least the outspoken ones. In a nutshell, if we are composed only of particles, deterministically bouncing around, and thus have no free will, then how can we deliberate about any set of evidence and make a choice about what the implications are? How can we claim to have reason and rationality? Further, if our brains are the product of evolution, which selects for survival, but not necessarily for truth, how can we trust our cognitive faculties? Including any belief in Naturalism itself? -
9:13Descartes, Hume, and Darwin on the Argument from Reason
Descartes, Hume, and Darwin on the Argument from ReasonDescartes, Hume, and Darwin on the Argument from Reason
http://www.acts17.net The so-called "new atheists" often portray themselves as the champions of reason. Yet a careful examination of their worldview reveals that atheism (more specifically, naturalism) undermines our reasoning ability. To see why, let's consider some quotations from René Descartes, David Hume, and Charles Darwin. -
4:40What is the Argument from Reason?
What is the Argument from Reason?What is the Argument from Reason?
Victor Reppert, Jay Richards, and Angus Menuge explain the specifics of C.S. Lewis's Argument from Reason. -
11:29Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism (An Introduction)
Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism (An Introduction)Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism (An Introduction)
Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here: http://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy This is a video introducing the argument behind the evolutionary argument against naturalism developed by Alvin Plantinga. It is a remake of an older video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4QFsKevTXs Sources and Notes: - The Virtues by Peter Geach - http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/skepticism/ - http://www.uffl.org/vol12/moreland12.pdf - http://www.iep.utm.edu/naturali/ - Breaking the Spell by Daniel Dennett - http://www.calvin.edu/academic/philosophy/virtual_library/articles/plantinga_alvin/naturalism_defeated.pdf - Untruth and Consequence by Richard Rorty - Charles Darwin Letter to William Graham http://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/entry-13230 - Straw Gods by John Gray - Moral Landscape by Sam Harris (Full quote: "For instance, it is just as true to say that our logical, mathematical, and physical intuitions have not been designed by natural selection to track truth. Does this mean that we must cease to be realists with respect to physical reality? We need not look far in science to find ideas and opinions that defy easy synthesis. There are many scientific frameworks (and levels of description) that resist integration and which divide our discourse into areas of specialization, even pitting Nobel laureates in the same discipline against one another. Does this mean that we can never hope to understand what is really going on in the world? No. It mans the conversation must continue.") I don't see how saying "the conversation must continue" avoids the implications of this argument presented in the video. The conversation we would have is not going to track truth to begin with so it doesn't escape the self-defeating circle. To be fair, this wasn't the topic of his book, but his admission in the 'Moral Landscape' is interesting and useful for the EAAN, none the least. - Journal of Philosophy (LXXXIV, Oct. 87) Patricia Churchland - Philosophy by Anthony O'Hear - http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct;=j&q;=&esrc;=s&source;=web&cd;=5&ved;=0CD8QFjAE&url;=http%3A%2F%2Fapollos.ws%2Fargument-from-reason%2FA%2520Defense%2520of%2520Alvin%2520Plantinga%2527s%2520Evolutionary%2520Argument%2520Against%2520Naturalism.pdf&ei;=ZUB1VJq5N-GDiwLa3oGICw&usg;=AFQjCNHl-pP-UQ9U-rrdokYJp--5zWwtlA&sig2;=6C9RLmXktpcZLrsu_-Az3A *If you are caught excessively commenting, being disrespectful, insulting, or derailing then your comments will be removed. If you do not like it you can watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn0Hq-sy3Wg&feature;=plcp "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use." -
44:23WAR on ERROR podcast: The Argument from Reason edi
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5:45Dr. Reppert's Argument from Reason refuted
Dr. Reppert's Argument from Reason refutedDr. Reppert's Argument from Reason refuted
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5:08The argument from consciousness - yet another reason to believe in God.
The argument from consciousness - yet another reason to believe in God.The argument from consciousness - yet another reason to believe in God.
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6:43Reason: Argument from silence
Reason: Argument from silenceReason: Argument from silence
In this clip, I address the common counter-argument to the lack of evidence for Jesus existing, which is the argument from silence. Many like to write off this lack of evidence as a baseless argument from silence but is it really that weak of a point? My Social Media ============ http://godlessengineering.com/ http://godlessengineering.com/videos http://godlessengineering.com/posts http://facebook.com/godlessengineering http://facebook.com/groups/godlessengineering http://twitter.com/godlessengineer http://instagram.com/godlessengineer http://fiverr.com/godlessengineer Be Secular. ========= http://besecular.com/godlessengineering Absence of Clothing (use code "GE") =============== http://absenceofclothing.com/ -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Do you know why Atheism Sucks?!?!?!?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJQXTbX8Pfk -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
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The Argument from Reason
http://www.acts17.net/2012/12/what-is-argument-from-reason.html Many atheists believe that argumentation can prove that God doesn't exist. But if Naturalism is true, human reasoning ability is unreliable on a fundamental level and can't prove anything, let alone theological or metaphysical claims. Hence, Naturalism is self-refuting, for it undermines any confidence we might have in our ability to defend it. If we are to trust our reasoning ability, it must be grounded in something other than random mutation and natural selection. Theism offers such a foundation. -
THE ARGUMENT FROM REASON
Thinking about it may help you to conclude that your thoughts are not merely physical. -
The Argument from Reason
At the Ratio Christi at NCSU meeting on Mar 21st, 2016, we discuss the Argument from Reason. This argument stems from a couple of the implications of the worldview of Naturalism. This is the worldview that most atheists in the US hold to, at least the outspoken ones. In a nutshell, if we are composed only of particles, deterministically bouncing around, and thus have no free will, then how can we deliberate about any set of evidence and make a choice about what the implications are? How can we claim to have reason and rationality? Further, if our brains are the product of evolution, which selects for survival, but not necessarily for truth, how can we trust our cognitive faculties? Including any belief in Naturalism itself? -
Descartes, Hume, and Darwin on the Argument from Reason
http://www.acts17.net The so-called "new atheists" often portray themselves as the champions of reason. Yet a careful examination of their worldview reveals that atheism (more specifically, naturalism) undermines our reasoning ability. To see why, let's consider some quotations from René Descartes, David Hume, and Charles Darwin. -
What is the Argument from Reason?
Victor Reppert, Jay Richards, and Angus Menuge explain the specifics of C.S. Lewis's Argument from Reason. -
Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism (An Introduction)
Join us at: http://www.inspiringphilosophy.org To help support this ministry click here: http://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy This is a video introducing the argument behind the evolutionary argument against naturalism developed by Alvin Plantinga. It is a remake of an older video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4QFsKevTXs Sources and Notes: - The Virtues by Peter Geach - http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/skepticism/ - http://www.uffl.org/vol12/moreland12.pdf - http://www.iep.utm.edu/naturali/ - Breaking the Spell by Daniel Dennett - http://www.calvin.edu/academic/philosophy/virtual_library/articles/plantinga_alvin/naturalism_defeated.pdf - Untruth and Consequence by Richard Rorty - Charles Darwin Letter to William Graham http://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/entry-132... -
WAR on ERROR podcast: The Argument from Reason edi
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Dr. Reppert's Argument from Reason refuted
I explain why the argument is full of holes and fallacies and is unsuccessful in the form Reppert uses it in. -
The argument from consciousness - yet another reason to believe in God.
Keep up to date, Imran Hussein https://www.facebook.com/imranhusseindawah -
Reason: Argument from silence
In this clip, I address the common counter-argument to the lack of evidence for Jesus existing, which is the argument from silence. Many like to write off this lack of evidence as a baseless argument from silence but is it really that weak of a point? My Social Media ============ http://godlessengineering.com/ http://godlessengineering.com/videos http://godlessengineering.com/posts http://facebook.com/godlessengineering http://facebook.com/groups/godlessengineering http://twitter.com/godlessengineer http://instagram.com/godlessengineer http://fiverr.com/godlessengineer Be Secular. ========= http://besecular.com/godlessengineering Absence of Clothing (use code "GE") =============== http://absenceofclothing.com/ -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Do you know why Atheism Sucks?!?!?!?! https://www.youtube....
The Argument from Reason
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http://www.acts17.net/2012/12/what-is-argument-from-reason.html
Many atheists believe that argumentation can prove that God doesn't exist. But if Naturalism is ...
http://www.acts17.net/2012/12/what-is-argument-from-reason.html
Many atheists believe that argumentation can prove that God doesn't exist. But if Naturalism is true, human reasoning ability is unreliable on a fundamental level and can't prove anything, let alone theological or metaphysical claims. Hence, Naturalism is self-refuting, for it undermines any confidence we might have in our ability to defend it. If we are to trust our reasoning ability, it must be grounded in something other than random mutation and natural selection. Theism offers such a foundation.
wn.com/The Argument From Reason
http://www.acts17.net/2012/12/what-is-argument-from-reason.html
Many atheists believe that argumentation can prove that God doesn't exist. But if Naturalism is true, human reasoning ability is unreliable on a fundamental level and can't prove anything, let alone theological or metaphysical claims. Hence, Naturalism is self-refuting, for it undermines any confidence we might have in our ability to defend it. If we are to trust our reasoning ability, it must be grounded in something other than random mutation and natural selection. Theism offers such a foundation.
- published: 06 Dec 2012
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THE ARGUMENT FROM REASON
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- Duration: 1:31
- Updated: 11 May 2011
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Thinking about it may help you to conclude that your thoughts are not merely physical.
Thinking about it may help you to conclude that your thoughts are not merely physical.
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Thinking about it may help you to conclude that your thoughts are not merely physical.
- published: 11 May 2011
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The Argument from Reason
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- Duration: 36:10
- Updated: 22 Mar 2016
- views: 22
At the Ratio Christi at NCSU meeting on Mar 21st, 2016, we discuss the Argument from Reason. This argument stems from a couple of the implications of the world...
At the Ratio Christi at NCSU meeting on Mar 21st, 2016, we discuss the Argument from Reason. This argument stems from a couple of the implications of the worldview of Naturalism. This is the worldview that most atheists in the US hold to, at least the outspoken ones. In a nutshell, if we are composed only of particles, deterministically bouncing around, and thus have no free will, then how can we deliberate about any set of evidence and make a choice about what the implications are? How can we claim to have reason and rationality? Further, if our brains are the product of evolution, which selects for survival, but not necessarily for truth, how can we trust our cognitive faculties? Including any belief in Naturalism itself?
wn.com/The Argument From Reason
At the Ratio Christi at NCSU meeting on Mar 21st, 2016, we discuss the Argument from Reason. This argument stems from a couple of the implications of the worldview of Naturalism. This is the worldview that most atheists in the US hold to, at least the outspoken ones. In a nutshell, if we are composed only of particles, deterministically bouncing around, and thus have no free will, then how can we deliberate about any set of evidence and make a choice about what the implications are? How can we claim to have reason and rationality? Further, if our brains are the product of evolution, which selects for survival, but not necessarily for truth, how can we trust our cognitive faculties? Including any belief in Naturalism itself?
- published: 22 Mar 2016
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Descartes, Hume, and Darwin on the Argument from Reason
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- Duration: 9:13
- Updated: 24 Jun 2015
- views: 9600
http://www.acts17.net
The so-called "new atheists" often portray themselves as the champions of reason. Yet a careful examination of their worldview reveals tha...
http://www.acts17.net
The so-called "new atheists" often portray themselves as the champions of reason. Yet a careful examination of their worldview reveals that atheism (more specifically, naturalism) undermines our reasoning ability. To see why, let's consider some quotations from René Descartes, David Hume, and Charles Darwin.
wn.com/Descartes, Hume, And Darwin On The Argument From Reason
http://www.acts17.net
The so-called "new atheists" often portray themselves as the champions of reason. Yet a careful examination of their worldview reveals that atheism (more specifically, naturalism) undermines our reasoning ability. To see why, let's consider some quotations from René Descartes, David Hume, and Charles Darwin.
- published: 24 Jun 2015
- views: 9600
What is the Argument from Reason?
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:40
- Updated: 14 Nov 2013
- views: 6996
Victor Reppert, Jay Richards, and Angus Menuge explain the specifics of C.S. Lewis's Argument from Reason.
Victor Reppert, Jay Richards, and Angus Menuge explain the specifics of C.S. Lewis's Argument from Reason.
wn.com/What Is The Argument From Reason
Victor Reppert, Jay Richards, and Angus Menuge explain the specifics of C.S. Lewis's Argument from Reason.
- published: 14 Nov 2013
- views: 6996
Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism (An Introduction)
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This is a video introducing the argument behind the evolutionary argument against naturalism developed by Alvin Plantinga. It is a remake of an older video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4QFsKevTXs
Sources and Notes:
- The Virtues by Peter Geach
- http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/skepticism/
- http://www.uffl.org/vol12/moreland12.pdf
- http://www.iep.utm.edu/naturali/
- Breaking the Spell by Daniel Dennett
- http://www.calvin.edu/academic/philosophy/virtual_library/articles/plantinga_alvin/naturalism_defeated.pdf
- Untruth and Consequence by Richard Rorty
- Charles Darwin Letter to William Graham
http://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/entry-13230
- Straw Gods by John Gray
- Moral Landscape by Sam Harris
(Full quote: "For instance, it is just as true to say that our logical, mathematical, and physical intuitions have not been designed by natural selection to track truth. Does this mean that we must cease to be realists with respect to physical reality? We need not look far in science to find ideas and opinions that defy easy synthesis. There are many scientific frameworks (and levels of description) that resist integration and which divide our discourse into areas of specialization, even pitting Nobel laureates in the same discipline against one another. Does this mean that we can never hope to understand what is really going on in the world? No. It mans the conversation must continue.")
I don't see how saying "the conversation must continue" avoids the implications of this argument presented in the video. The conversation we would have is not going to track truth to begin with so it doesn't escape the self-defeating circle. To be fair, this wasn't the topic of his book, but his admission in the 'Moral Landscape' is interesting and useful for the EAAN, none the least.
- Journal of Philosophy (LXXXIV, Oct. 87) Patricia Churchland
- Philosophy by Anthony O'Hear
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This is a video introducing the argument behind the evolutionary argument against naturalism developed by Alvin Plantinga. It is a remake of an older video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4QFsKevTXs
Sources and Notes:
- The Virtues by Peter Geach
- http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/skepticism/
- http://www.uffl.org/vol12/moreland12.pdf
- http://www.iep.utm.edu/naturali/
- Breaking the Spell by Daniel Dennett
- http://www.calvin.edu/academic/philosophy/virtual_library/articles/plantinga_alvin/naturalism_defeated.pdf
- Untruth and Consequence by Richard Rorty
- Charles Darwin Letter to William Graham
http://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/entry-13230
- Straw Gods by John Gray
- Moral Landscape by Sam Harris
(Full quote: "For instance, it is just as true to say that our logical, mathematical, and physical intuitions have not been designed by natural selection to track truth. Does this mean that we must cease to be realists with respect to physical reality? We need not look far in science to find ideas and opinions that defy easy synthesis. There are many scientific frameworks (and levels of description) that resist integration and which divide our discourse into areas of specialization, even pitting Nobel laureates in the same discipline against one another. Does this mean that we can never hope to understand what is really going on in the world? No. It mans the conversation must continue.")
I don't see how saying "the conversation must continue" avoids the implications of this argument presented in the video. The conversation we would have is not going to track truth to begin with so it doesn't escape the self-defeating circle. To be fair, this wasn't the topic of his book, but his admission in the 'Moral Landscape' is interesting and useful for the EAAN, none the least.
- Journal of Philosophy (LXXXIV, Oct. 87) Patricia Churchland
- Philosophy by Anthony O'Hear
- http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct;=j&q;=&esrc;=s&source;=web&cd;=5&ved;=0CD8QFjAE&url;=http%3A%2F%2Fapollos.ws%2Fargument-from-reason%2FA%2520Defense%2520of%2520Alvin%2520Plantinga%2527s%2520Evolutionary%2520Argument%2520Against%2520Naturalism.pdf&ei;=ZUB1VJq5N-GDiwLa3oGICw&usg;=AFQjCNHl-pP-UQ9U-rrdokYJp--5zWwtlA&sig2;=6C9RLmXktpcZLrsu_-Az3A
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WAR on ERROR podcast: The Argument from Reason edi
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Dr. Reppert's Argument from Reason refuted
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- Updated: 24 Oct 2011
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I explain why the argument is full of holes and fallacies and is unsuccessful in the form Reppert uses it in.
I explain why the argument is full of holes and fallacies and is unsuccessful in the form Reppert uses it in.
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I explain why the argument is full of holes and fallacies and is unsuccessful in the form Reppert uses it in.
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The argument from consciousness - yet another reason to believe in God.
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Reason: Argument from silence
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In this clip, I address the common counter-argument to the lack of evidence for Jesus existing, which is the argument from silence. Many like to write off this ...
In this clip, I address the common counter-argument to the lack of evidence for Jesus existing, which is the argument from silence. Many like to write off this lack of evidence as a baseless argument from silence but is it really that weak of a point?
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In this clip, I address the common counter-argument to the lack of evidence for Jesus existing, which is the argument from silence. Many like to write off this lack of evidence as a baseless argument from silence but is it really that weak of a point?
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Dr. Reppert's Argument from Reason refuted
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The argument from consciousness - yet another reason to believe in God.
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Reason: Argument from silence
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