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Why I am Not a Believer
In Russell Blackford & Udo Schüklenk (eds.), 50 Voices of Disbelief. Wiley‐Blackwell. pp. 145–156 (2009-09-10)
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A. C. Grayling ‐ Why I am not a believer what the man of science believes that distinguishes him ‐ how and why he believes it “to be a believer” ‐ meaning having a religious faith religion not only denoting a metaphysical commitment to existence of something non‐natural God the “father” Jesus, Mary and the “Holy Ghost” mythologies antedating Christianity ‐ stories of gods impregnating mortal maids God–Mary–Jesus story essential point ‐ rationality of belief Bayesian fashion in epistemology ‐ belief is not an all‐or‐nothing affair, a matter of “yes” and “no”
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