The Hiddenness Argument by J.L. Schellenberg
Philosophy's New Challenge to Belief in God
Argues that the widespread existence of nonresistant nonbelief—sincere, open individuals who lack belief through no fault of their own—counts strongly against the existence of a perfectly loving God. It contends that perfect love would ensure the availability of a personal relationship to every capable person, making persistent divine hiddenness unexpected, then examines and critiques major theistic responses (appeals to free will, soul-making, skeptical theism, and claims of culpable doubt), concluding that these do not defuse the evidential force of hiddenness.
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- Published
- 2015
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Length
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- Pages
- 220-240
- Original Language
- English
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