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Faith and the Existence of God: Faith and Rationality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 January 2010

Extract

In the previous lecture Professor Swinburne discussed arguments for the existence of God. I do not propose to put forward arguments for the non-existence of God, precisely. Rather I want to discuss the view that the whole enterprise of putting forward arguments for the existence of God is misguided. Moreover, I hold that it distorts the nature of religious belief. This in turn raises the question of the rationality of religious belief. A belief that cannot be based on argument, however broadly understood, does not seem to be a rational belief. Is religious belief, therefore, irrational, contrary to reason? We shall see. This, at least, is my programme.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Philosophy and the contributors 1988

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