Aspirational theism and gratuitous suffering
Philosophers have long wondered whether God exists; and yet, they have ignored the question of whether we should hope that He exists - call this stance aspirational theism. In this article, I argue that we have a weighty pro tanto reason to adopt this stance: theism offers a metaphysical guarantee a...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2019
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Religious studies
Jahr: 2021, Band: 57, Heft: 2, Seiten: 287-300 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Theismus
/ Hoffnung
/ Gottesfrage
/ Leid
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| IxTheo Notationen: | AB Religionsphilosophie; Religionskritik; Atheismus NBC Gotteslehre |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Philosophers have long wondered whether God exists; and yet, they have ignored the question of whether we should hope that He exists - call this stance aspirational theism. In this article, I argue that we have a weighty pro tanto reason to adopt this stance: theism offers a metaphysical guarantee against gratuitous suffering (i.e. God would not permit gratuitous suffering). On the other hand, few atheist alternatives offer such a guarantee - and even then, there are reasons to worry that they are inferior to the theistic alternative. Given this difference, we have a strong pro tanto, but not all-things-considered, reason to adopt aspirational theism. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-901X |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0034412519000210 |