Biblical and Theistic Arguments Against the Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism
Alvin Plantinga's evolutionary argument against naturalism states that evolution cannot produce warranted beliefs. In contrast, according to Plantinga, Christian theism provides (I) properly functioning cognitive faculties in (II) an appropriate cognitive environment, in accordance with (III) a...
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| Langue: | Anglais |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2017]
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Année: 2017, Volume: 52, Numéro: 1, Pages: 9-23 |
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Plantinga, Alvin 1932-
/ Théisme
/ Théorie de l'évolution
/ Naturalisme (Philosophie)
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophie de la religion |
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Theism
B Évolution B Miracles B cognitive functions B Deception B Alvin Plantinga B Naturalism B supernatural intervention B evolutionary argument against naturalism |
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| Résumé: | Alvin Plantinga's evolutionary argument against naturalism states that evolution cannot produce warranted beliefs. In contrast, according to Plantinga, Christian theism provides (I) properly functioning cognitive faculties in (II) an appropriate cognitive environment, in accordance with (III) a design plan aimed at producing true beliefs. But does theism fulfill criteria I-III? Judging from the Bible, God employs deceit in his relations with humanity, rendering our cognitive functions unreliable (I). Moreover, there is no reason to suppose that God's purpose would be to produce true beliefs in humans (III). Finally, from the theistic/religious perspective, it is impossible to tell whether observations have natural or supernatural causes, which undermines an appropriate cognitive environment (II). Reliable identification of deceit or miracles could alleviate these problems, but the theistic community has failed to resolve this issue. Dismissal of parts of the Bible, or attempts to find alternative interpretations, would collapse into skepticism or deism. Thus, Plantinga's problem of epistemic warrant backfires on theism. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/zygo.12327 |