Alvin Plantinga famously appeals to the existence of a sensus divinitatis, a “sense of the divine”, as the cognitive faculty by which one can form justified and rational belief in God apart from evidence. In this video, I explain why I prefer to argue for properly basic belief in God by way of the more […]
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Do you need to know how the internal witness of the Holy Spirit works in order to receive an internal witness of the Holy Spirit?
Many Christians claim to form justified beliefs based on a spiritual experience (e.g. the internal witness of the Holy Spirit) or a spiritual cognitive faculty (e.g. the sensus divinitatis). The skeptic retorts: ” Wait, how is this internal witness (or this sensus divinitatis) supposed to work?” Now, this is a perfectly fair question. However, it is also perfectly […]
Here comes the Sensus Divinitatis again!
One of my readers, Nate, offered a formidable response to my article “God and the Burden of Proof” which I’ve reposted below because (1) it’s too long for a comment thread, (2) it pushes the debate forward and (3) it’s well written. Following the comment I offer my own brief response. Nate’s comment is rendered […]
