Knowledge and the Objection to Religious Belief from Cognitive Science

Authors

  • Kelly James Clark Calvin College
  • Dani Rabinowitz Oxford University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24204/ejpr.v3i1.381

Abstract

A large chorus of voices has grown around the claim that theistic belief is epistemically suspect since, as some cognitive scientists have hypothesized, such beliefs are a byproduct of cognitive mechanisms which evolved for rather different adaptive purposes. This paper begins with an overview of the pertinent cognitive science followed by a short discussion of some relevant epistemic concepts. Working from within a largely Williamsonian framework, we then present two different ways in which this research can be formulated into an argument against theistic belief. We argue that neither version works. 

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Published

2011-03-21

How to Cite

Clark, Kelly James, and Dani Rabinowitz. 2011. “Knowledge and the Objection to Religious Belief from Cognitive Science”. European Journal for Philosophy of Religion 3 (1):67-81. https://doi.org/10.24204/ejpr.v3i1.381.

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Research Articles