The Philosophical Scandal of the Wrong Kind of Religious Disagreement

I argue for the following four theses: (1) The Dread Thesis: human beings should fear having false religious beliefs concerning some religious doctrines; (2) The Radical Uncertainty Thesis: we, namely most human beings in our culture at our time, are in a situation where we have to commit ourselves...

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Main Author: Forrest, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2009
In: Sophia
Year: 2009, Volume: 48, Issue: 2, Pages: 151-166
Further subjects:B Religious Disagreement
B Afterlife
B radical uncertainty
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)

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