In the thread to my article “In defense of existential arguments for belief in God” Matt DeStefano commented that my argument “doesn’t address what Jerry (or Harris) is pushing in this dialogue. Either God exists, or God doesn’t exist. No amount of “wishing” (or positive benefits associated with belief) justify accepting the proposition that “God exists”. With […]
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In defense of existential arguments for belief in God
This article is borne out of a conversation betwen Bilbo and Jerry Rivard in the blog. Let’s begin by recounting the exchange. It all begin when Bilbo observed: “I couldn’t deal with the emptiness of a Godless universe, so I came back to faith.” This prompted Jerry Rivard to inquire: “In what way does this […]
