Praying for known outcomes
In this paper, I consider what difference knowledge of outcomes - both past and future - might make to the rationality of praying for them on a traditional theistic model. More specifically, I address four questions: Could it be rational to pray for outcomes one knows will obtain? Could it be ration...
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Cambridge University Press
2007
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| author | Mawson, T |
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| description | In this paper, I consider what difference knowledge of outcomes - both past and future - might make to the rationality of praying for them on a traditional theistic model. More specifically, I address four questions: Could it be rational to pray for outcomes one knows will obtain? Could it be rational to pray for outcomes one knows will not obtain? Could it be rational to pray for outcomes one knows have obtained? I argue that on certain common theistic assumptions, the answer to all of these questions is yes. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:eafdd8bd-e4d7-4df9-a87f-2c874b521b7b2022-03-27T11:06:15ZPraying for known outcomesJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:eafdd8bd-e4d7-4df9-a87f-2c874b521b7bPhilosophyEnglishOxford University Research Archive - ValetCambridge University Press2007Mawson, TIn this paper, I consider what difference knowledge of outcomes - both past and future - might make to the rationality of praying for them on a traditional theistic model. More specifically, I address four questions: Could it be rational to pray for outcomes one knows will obtain? Could it be rational to pray for outcomes one knows will not obtain? Could it be rational to pray for outcomes one knows have obtained? I argue that on certain common theistic assumptions, the answer to all of these questions is yes. |
| spellingShingle | Philosophy Mawson, T Praying for known outcomes |
| title | Praying for known outcomes |
| title_full | Praying for known outcomes |
| title_fullStr | Praying for known outcomes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Praying for known outcomes |
| title_short | Praying for known outcomes |
| title_sort | praying for known outcomes |
| topic | Philosophy |
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