Philosophy Compass 8 (5):523-538 (2013)
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Philosophical atheism claims not only that there are no sufficient reasons for believing there is a
God, but also that there are sufficient reasons for thinking no such deity exists. The purpose of
this article is to explicate the typical commitments of this position. After distinguished several
related views, the article will then consider typical grounds for the rejection of theistic commitments,
first by showing that the theistic position makes a stronger claim and therefore carries the
burden of proof. The article will then consider rejections of theistic attempts to shift this burden
and atheist responses, including considerations of both natural and revealed theology. The intent
is to present the general shape of rejections and commitments rather than proffering conclusive
refutations and defenses.
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| Keywords | Atheism |
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| DOI | 10.1111/phc3.12037 |
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Critique of Pure Reason.Immanuel Kant - 1781/1998 - In Elizabeth Schmidt Radcliffe, Richard McCarty, Fritz Allhoff & Anand Vaidya (eds.), Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. Blackwell. pp. 449-451.
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