Can Belief in God be Confirmed
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20311306 |
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| Authors | Mark S McLeod (George Fox University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 311-323 |
| Publication date | 1988-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religious Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-4125 • E-ISSN: 1469-901X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0034412500019399 |
| OpenAlex | W1493192602 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
A basic thrust behind Alvin Plantinga's position that belief in God is properly basic is an analogy between certain non-religious (and presumably justified) beliefs such as ‘I see a tree’ and theistic beliefs such as ‘God made this flower’. Each kind of belief is justified for a believer, argues Plantinga, when she finds herself in a certain set of conditions. Richard Grigg challenges this claim by arguing that while the non-religious beliefs are confirmed, beliefs about God are not. I wish to explore this challenge, clarify it and suggest that on one understanding it is irrelevant and on another it is false
Analogy · Belief in God · Epistemology · Existence of God · Religious belief · Set (abstract data type) · Theism · Computer Science · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Karl Barth and Christian Theology · Philosophy · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Highly cited | No |
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