Czy niewierzący są winni swojej niewiary? Teistka odpowiada teiście
Are Non-Believers Guilty of Their Lack of Faith? Theist Responds to the Theist
Author(s): Ewa OdojSubject(s): Philosophy, Epistemology
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Schellenberg; divine hiddenness; nonresistant nonbelievers; testimony; the epistemology of religion
Summary/Abstract: In the article I discuss Richard Mordarski’s defense of theism against the so-called divine hiddenness argument by John L. Schellenberg. I aim to show that theists are not justified in claiming that there are certainly no nonresistant nonbelievers. My argument relies primarily on epistemological analyses, and I pay particular attention to the process of acquiring religious beliefs (and more broadly, worldview beliefs) through the testimony of a witness or authority. Among other things, I argue that if we consider the average Christian to be cognitively reliable, then we cannot exclude the possibility that the modern atheist, living in a secularized Western society, is also cognitively reliable.
Journal: Roczniki Filozoficzne
- Issue Year: 72/2024
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 337-358
- Page Count: 22
- Language: Polish
