Reason and Religion: Evaluating and Explaining Belief in Gods Philipse Herman
Reason and Religion: Evaluating and Explaining Belief in Gods Philipse Herman Religion is relevant to all of us, whether we are believers or not. First, how probable is God's existence? This book…
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Reason and Religion: Evaluating and Explaining Belief in Gods Philipse Herman
Religion is relevant to all of us, whether we are believers or not. First, how probable is God's existence? This book concerns two interrelated topics.
Second, what are the mental and social functions of endorsing religious beliefs? Should we not conclude that all divinities are human inventions? The answers to these questions are interdependent.
If a religious belief were true, the fact that humans hold it might be explained by describing how its truth was discovered. If all religious beliefs are false, a different explanation is required. In this provocative book Herman Philipse combines philosophical investigations concerning the truth of religious convictions with empirical research on the origins and functions of religious beliefs.
Numerous topics are discussed, such as the historical genesis of monotheisms out of polytheisms, how to explain Saul's conversion to Jesus, and whether
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