RT Article
T1 L’(ir)razionalità dell’ateismo. Richard Swinburne versus Richard Dawkins
JF Alpha omega
VO 23
IS 1
SP 107
OP 122
A1 Ozioko, Johnson Uchenna 1975-
LA Italian
YR 2020
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1932474137
AB Our contemporary age is witness to an unprecedented presence of a new form of atheism, vigorously promoted within intellectual circles, especially by the self-declared “New Atheists” whose sworn objective is to criticise and contradict religion and religious belief wherever their influence still holds sway. However, within intellectual circles still, a contrary current called “Philosophical theism” has arisen, championed by some theistic scholars, indefatigably committed to the rational defence of the claims of theism. Through a critical juxtaposition of the foremost representatives of both currents, Richard Dawkins and Richard Swinburne respectively, this essay questions the rationality of atheism. Beginning with an elaboration of Dawkins’ arguments in favour of the higher improbability of God’s existence, it examines Swinburne’s arguments in favour of the higher probability of God’s existence. Then through a critical confrontation of the two positions, conclusions are drawn, not however without raising fresh perplexities.
K1 Religione
K1 Razionalità
K1 Teismo
K1 Probabilità
K1 RazionalitàReligione
K1 Ateismo
K1 Swinburne
K1 Probability
K1 Theism
K1 ProbabilitySwinburne
K1 Religion
K1 Rationality
K1 Dawkins
K1 Atheism