PBS' Closer To Truth host Robert Lawrence Kuhn interviews Dr. Alvin Plantinga (often named as the most important living philosopher of religion today) about properly basic beliefs. Must everything have evidence and argument in order to rationally believe in it?
- Nelis
I'll have to try to untie Alvin's argument for warrant or no warrant but it seems to me that a fair question would have been: Why can't someone have a Properly Basic Belief that there is no God? Both Plantinga and Paul state (Romans 1: 19-21)that there is, but can someone explain why my question can't also be valid? I'll have to listen again, but it doesn't appear (on first listen) that this question was asked or addressed, unless it is answered by the "warrant" definition. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I listened to it again, very slowly, and in my opinion Alvin should have never gone down the road of "warrant" or "no warrant." It got very metaphysical and will only confuse the listener. In fact, he admits that it's a "mouthful" and even seems to stumble in trying to untie it himself. I suppose my question about if someone can have a Properly Basic Belief that there is no God is - in general - dismissed by the simple fact that the vast majority of people do, in fact, believe in God. Nonetheless, it was never asked if this is a valid question, so I'd like to hear the opinion of Nelis or Pastor Dennett. Thanks! By the way, when I say my prayers at night, I always tell the lord that I might not have all the answers, but I DO KNOW WHAT THE TRUTH IS! Smile.
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