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Author: Keith Ward
Publisher: ONEWorld Publications
Published: 1996-09
Total Pages: 218
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe "new materialism" argues that science and religious belief arencompatible. This book considers such arguments from cosmology, biology, andociobiology view points, and shows that modern scientific knowledge does notndermine belief in God, but points to the existence of God.
Author: Jacques Monod
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9780140256468
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChange and necessity is a statement of Darwinian natural selection as a process driven by chance necessity, devoid of purpose or intent.
Author: Brian Leftow
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2012-09-06
Total Pages: 588
ISBN-13: 0199263353
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBrian Leftow offers a theist theory of necessity and possibility, and a new sort of argument for God's existence. He argues that necessities of logic and mathematics are determined by God's nature, but that it is events in God's mind - His imagination and choice - that account for necessary truths about concrete creatures.
Author: David J. Bartholomew
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008-02-21
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780521880855
DOWNLOAD EBOOKScientific accounts of existence give chance a central role. At the smallest level, quantum theory involves uncertainty and evolution is driven by chance and necessity. These ideas do not fit easily with theology in which chance has been seen as the enemy of purpose. One option is to argue, as proponents of Intelligent Design do, that chance is not real and can be replaced by the work of a Designer. Others adhere to a deterministic theology in which God is in total control. Neither of these views, it is argued, does justice to the complexity of nature or the greatness of God. The thesis of this book is that chance is neither unreal nor non-existent but an integral part of God's creation. This view is expounded, illustrated and defended by drawing on the resources of probability theory and numerous examples from the natural and social worlds.
Author: Stephen E. Parrish
Publisher:
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780761821748
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGod and Necessity: A Defense of Classical Theism argues that the God of classical theism exists and could not fail to exist. The book begins with the definition of key terms and analysis of the concepts of God and necessity. Extended examinations of the ontological, cosmological, and teleological arguments are given. The last chapters give an extended exposition and defense of the transcendental argument for God's existence. It is shown that rival accounts of the existence of universe, the Brute Fact and the Necessary Universe theories completely fail, while Necessary Deity, the concept of God existing in all possible worlds, succeeds. Only the latter can account for reality as it is, and can account for knowledge and justification.
Author: Simone Weil
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Published: 1968
Total Pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9789120005973
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Timothy O'Connor
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2012-02-20
Total Pages: 193
ISBN-13: 1444350889
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn expansive, yet succinct, analysis of the Philosophy of Religion – from metaphysics through theology. Organized into two sections, the text first examines truths concerning what is possible and what is necessary. These chapters lay the foundation for the book’s second part – the search for a metaphysical framework that permits the possibility of an ultimate explanation that is correct and complete. A cutting-edge scholarly work which engages with the traditional metaphysician’s quest for a true ultimate explanation of the most general features of the world we inhabit Develops an original view concerning the epistemology and metaphysics of modality, or truths concerning what is possible or necessary Applies this framework to a re-examination of the cosmological argument for theism Defends a novel version of the Leibnizian cosmological argument
Author: Alvin Plantinga
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780801497353
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Keith Ward
Publisher: Lion Hudson
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 164
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKRichard Dawkins recently claimed that 'no theologian has ever produced a satisfactory response to his arguments'. The author welcomes all comers into philosophy's world of clear definitions, sharp arguments, and diverse conclusions. But when Dawkins enters this world, his passion tends to get the better of him, and he descends into stereotyping, pastiche, and mockery. In this stimulating and thought-provoking philosophical challenge, the author demonstrates not only how Dawkins' arguments are flawed, but that a perfectly rational case can be made that there, almost certainly, is a God.
Author: Vern S. Poythress
Publisher: Crossway
Published: 2014-04-30
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 1433536986
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat if all events—big and small, good and bad—are governed by more than just blind chance? What if they are governed by God? In this theologically informed and philosophically nuanced introduction to the study of probability and chance, Vern Poythress argues that all events—including the seemingly random or accidental—fall under God's watchful gaze and are part of his eternal plan. Poythress tackles questions related to everything from natural disasters to the roll of the dice, explaining how God's sovereignty functions as the lens through which we study subjects such as science, mathematics, modern physics, evolutionary biology, human choice, and gambling. Comprehensive in its scope, this book lays the theistic foundation for our scientific assumptions about the world while addressing personal questions about the meaning and significance of everyday events.
