(Reposted from a Facebook status, 1/2018.) I was just teaching Descartes, and we covered his view that atheists lack knowledge of the external world (and perhaps even of mathematics). That's because, unless you believe in God, you have no reason to believe that clear & distinct perceptions are true, etc.
Is Atheism Self-Defeating?
Is Atheism Self-Defeating?
Is Atheism Self-Defeating?
(Reposted from a Facebook status, 1/2018.) I was just teaching Descartes, and we covered his view that atheists lack knowledge of the external world (and perhaps even of mathematics). That's because, unless you believe in God, you have no reason to believe that clear & distinct perceptions are true, etc.