Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Paul Audi, A.J. Ayer and William James
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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 3. Divine Perfections
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If there is a 'greatest knower', it doesn't follow that they know absolutely everything [James]
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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 4. Divine Contradictions
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It is hard to grasp a cosmic mind which produces such a mixture of goods and evils [James]
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A person with non-empirical attributes is unintelligible. [Ayer]
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28. God / B. Proving God / 1. Proof of God
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If the God hypothesis works well, then it is true [James]
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28. God / B. Proving God / 2. Proofs of Reason / b. Ontological Proof critique
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When we ascribe an attribute to a thing, we covertly assert that it exists [Ayer]
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28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / c. Teleological Proof critique
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The wonderful design of a woodpecker looks diabolical to its victims [James]
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Things with parts always have some structure, so they always appear to be designed [James]
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28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / d. Religious Experience
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Private experience is the main evidence for God [James]
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28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism
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If theism is non-sensical, then so is atheism. [Ayer]
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