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Too Good to Be True, Too Obscure to Explain: The Cognitive Shortcomings of Belief in God
In Russell Blackford & Udo Schüklenk (eds.), 50 Voices of Disbelief. Wiley‐Blackwell. pp. 57–64 (2009-09-10)
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This chapter contains sections titled: Epistemic Commitments of Naturalism The Unity of Scientific Explanations The Explanatory Poverty of the Supernatural The Demands of Objectivity Projecting God Nature is Enough Notes.Author's Profile
Thomas W. Clark – cognitive shortcomings of belief in god epistemic commitments of naturalism naturalism holds that science and philosophy ‐ continuous, interpenetrating naturalists ‐ driven by quest for reliable knowledge unity of scientific explanations empirical understanding of the world ‐ inherently unifying too good to be true, too obscure to explain explanatory poverty of the supernatural making God an ad hoc gap filler demands of objectivity
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