A Molinist Response to Schellenberg’s Hiddenness Argument
John Schellenberg argues that divine hiddenness is evidence against God’s existence. More precisely, according to Schellenberg’s well-known Hiddenness Argument, God’s existence entails that there would never be any nonresistant non-believers; however, there are some non-resistant non-believers; ther...
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| description | John Schellenberg argues that divine hiddenness is evidence against God’s existence. More precisely, according to Schellenberg’s well-known Hiddenness Argument, God’s existence entails that there would never be any nonresistant non-believers; however, there are some non-resistant non-believers; therefore, God does not exist. In this paper, we offer a Molinist response or solution to the Hiddenness Argument. First, we briefly explain Molinism, we then describe Schellenberg’s Hiddenness Argument, and, finally, we argue that Molinism undercuts the view that God would necessarily ensure there will never be any nonresistant non-believers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aa1f21ec87d44071a4e73833a58e2b122023-03-06T10:30:09ZengSciendoPerichoresis: The Theological Journal of Emanuel University2284-73082023-03-01211395110.2478/perc-2023-0003A Molinist Response to Schellenberg’s Hiddenness ArgumentErasmus Jacobus0Stratton Timothy A.1School of Philosophy at North-West UniversityTrinity College of the Bible and Theological SeminaryJohn Schellenberg argues that divine hiddenness is evidence against God’s existence. More precisely, according to Schellenberg’s well-known Hiddenness Argument, God’s existence entails that there would never be any nonresistant non-believers; however, there are some non-resistant non-believers; therefore, God does not exist. In this paper, we offer a Molinist response or solution to the Hiddenness Argument. First, we briefly explain Molinism, we then describe Schellenberg’s Hiddenness Argument, and, finally, we argue that Molinism undercuts the view that God would necessarily ensure there will never be any nonresistant non-believers.https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2023-0003john schellenberghiddenness argumentdivine hiddennessmolinism |
| spellingShingle | Erasmus Jacobus Stratton Timothy A. A Molinist Response to Schellenberg’s Hiddenness Argument Perichoresis: The Theological Journal of Emanuel University john schellenberg hiddenness argument divine hiddenness molinism |
| title | A Molinist Response to Schellenberg’s Hiddenness Argument |
| title_full | A Molinist Response to Schellenberg’s Hiddenness Argument |
| title_fullStr | A Molinist Response to Schellenberg’s Hiddenness Argument |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Molinist Response to Schellenberg’s Hiddenness Argument |
| title_short | A Molinist Response to Schellenberg’s Hiddenness Argument |
| title_sort | molinist response to schellenberg s hiddenness argument |
| topic | john schellenberg hiddenness argument divine hiddenness molinism |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2023-0003 |
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