Christianity and Philosophy

accept action argue argument from contingency basic claim concept conceptual systems conclusion confirmationist contradiction contradictory cosmological argument create culture entail epistemic certainty ethics of belief evil exist in reality experiential explanation fact feature follows foundationalism foundationalist hedonism hold ineffable relative intrinsic involve justified knowledge least logically contingent logically impossible logically necessary logically possible maxim monotheism moral agents morally relevant morally sufficient reason necessarily existentially independent necessary truth notion numinous experience omnibenevolent omnicompetent omnipotent one's ontological argument ositions perceptual experience perhaps persons perspective phenomenology physical objects plausible possible worlds premises presumably problem of evil properties proposition question Ralph rationally assessing reason for allowing reason for permitting reason to think regarding relevance conditions religious requires rience rule utilitarian Ruth scepticism seems sense sensory experience sort strategy strict ethical egoism suggests Suppose teleological argument theism theistic things tion truth value utilitarianism utility principle variety wrong