Abstract A number of theistic philosophers have recently denied that God is subject to moral and rational norms. At the same time, many theists employ epistemological inductive arguments for existence God. I will argue ‘no-norms’ cannot make use such arguments: if not norms – particularly then we can say nothing substantive about what kind worlds would be likely create, as such, predict likelih...

The article argues that the logical argument from evil is dead, and new version presented by James Sterba cannot resurrect it. In first part, I say dead either because, in given Mackie, it was successfully refuted Plantinga other theists or inviting a reformulation of theistic doctrines, nevertheless superseded contemporary versions theism, such as open theism. second argue two significant move...

Abstract The question of the meaning life has long been thought to be closely intertwined with that existence God. I offer a new theistic, anti-naturalist argument from life. It is argued desire for irrational on naturalism, since there would no good reason believe worthwhile whole if naturalism were true. As show, same cannot theism. Since it clear not irrational, concluded we have strong pref...

Philosophers of religion have traditionally focused their attention on belief in God and assessed such terms it having some epistemic status like “rationality” or “probability”, indeed by determining whether not constitutes knowledge. In this paper, I focus my the non-doxastic attitude hope formulate reasons for we should God. light these reasons, hopeism as a research programme according to wh...

Abstract We argue that there is a conflict among classical theism's commitments to divine simplicity, creative freedom, and omniscience. start by defining key terms for the debate related theism. Then we articulate new argument, Aloneness Argument, aiming establish these attributes. In broad outline, argument proceeds as follows. Under theism, it's possible God exists without anything apart fro...

We argue that there is a tension between two types of design arguments-the fine-tuning argument (FTA) and the biological design argument (BDA). The tension arises because the strength of each argument is inversely proportional to the value of a certain currently unknown probability. Since the value of that probability is currently unknown, we investigate the properties of the FTA and BDA on dif...

Abstract: The anthropic fine-tuning of the cosmos refers to the claim that the laws of nature, the constants of physics, and the initial conditions of the universe must be set to an enormous degree of precision for life to exist. Three major responses have been offered to this fine-tuning: the multiverse explanation; theism; and the claim that it is just a brute fact that requires no further ex...

Abstract Nagasawa has argued that the suffering associated with evolution presents a greater challenge to atheism than theism because evil is incompatible ‘existential optimism’ about world – seeing as an overall good place, and being thankful we exist. I argue even if was existential optimism in this way, no threat atheism. Moreover, it unclear how could on its own undermine optimism. Links be...