Is it more reasonable for a critical rationalist to be non-religious?
This paper argues that it is not reasonable for a critical rationalist to be a religious believer in the Abrahamic tradition. The argument is distinctive, in that it takes seriously the critical rationalist view that we should abandon ‘justificationist’ argument. What this means, is that the structu...
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University of Tabriz, Faculty of Literature and Forigen Languages
2023-05-01
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| description | This paper argues that it is not reasonable for a critical rationalist to be a religious believer in the Abrahamic tradition. The argument is distinctive, in that it takes seriously the critical rationalist view that we should abandon ‘justificationist’ argument. What this means, is that the structure of argument then becomes a matter of offering theories as resolutions of problems, and then judging how they fare in the face of ongoing critical appraisal. The paper surveys issues in several areas, including God and what is good; homosexuality; mysticism; and messianic ideas. It argues that, unless the believer engages in intellectual retreat (something that is unacceptable for the critical rationalist), the problem-situation facing the believer appears to be so daunting that it would be unreasonable for them to hope that they can overcome it. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f1f52faad9a746d78f0053e38316730c2023-09-03T14:49:10ZengUniversity of Tabriz, Faculty of Literature and Forigen LanguagesJournal of Philosophical Investigations2251-79602423-44192023-05-01174231733110.22034/jpiut.2023.1659016590Is it more reasonable for a critical rationalist to be non-religious?Jeremy Shearmur0Emeritus Fellow, the Australian National University- Australia.This paper argues that it is not reasonable for a critical rationalist to be a religious believer in the Abrahamic tradition. The argument is distinctive, in that it takes seriously the critical rationalist view that we should abandon ‘justificationist’ argument. What this means, is that the structure of argument then becomes a matter of offering theories as resolutions of problems, and then judging how they fare in the face of ongoing critical appraisal. The paper surveys issues in several areas, including God and what is good; homosexuality; mysticism; and messianic ideas. It argues that, unless the believer engages in intellectual retreat (something that is unacceptable for the critical rationalist), the problem-situation facing the believer appears to be so daunting that it would be unreasonable for them to hope that they can overcome it.https://philosophy.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_16590_eded35f639b9a7bfcd7634bcad008952.pdfpoppercritical rationalismreligionfallibilitytheismobjective valuesufferinghomosexualitymysticismeschatology |
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| title | Is it more reasonable for a critical rationalist to be non-religious? |
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| title_short | Is it more reasonable for a critical rationalist to be non-religious? |
| title_sort | is it more reasonable for a critical rationalist to be non religious |
| topic | popper critical rationalism religion fallibility theism objective value suffering homosexuality mysticism eschatology |
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