Arguing to Theism from Consciousness
Faith and Philosophy July 1, 2020 DOI: 10.37977/faithphil.2020.37.3.5 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that consciousness, given our worldly laws of nature, provides rather substantial evidence for God's existence. The paper sets out this argument and defends it against various objections, after first considering a version of the argument that is difficult to evaluate. |
Abstract
I provide an argument from consciousness for God’s existence. I first consider a version of the argument which is ultimately difficult to evaluate. I then consider a stronger argument, on which consciousness, given our worldly laws of nature, is rather substantial evidence for God’s existence. It is this latter argument the paper largely focuses on, both in setting it out and defending it from various objections.