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Why Atheists Have a Defeater for Atheism (Season 2, Episode 19)
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Alvin Plantinga said that if naturalistic atheism were true, then it is unlikely that our reasoning abilities would be reliable. We couldn't trust any conclusions our minds come to. In short, a belief in atheism provides what Plantinga ...See moreAlvin Plantinga said that if naturalistic atheism were true, then it is unlikely that our reasoning abilities would be reliable. We couldn't trust any conclusions our minds come to. In short, a belief in atheism provides what Plantinga calls a "defeater" for a simultaneously held belief in reliable rationality (and vice versa). We can't consistently hold both beliefs at the same time. They contradict each other. This week Ken explains exactly what a "defeater" is and shows how skeptic William Alston misunderstands the concept in his response to Plantinga. Written by Ken Coughlan See less
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Kenneth J. Coughlan
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