From Belief to Unbelief–and Halfway Back

Abstract. Through autobiography, I explain why I cannot accept conventional Christianity or any other form of religious belief. I sketch how, through modern evolutionary theory, I try to find an alternative world-picture, one which is, however, essentially agnostic about ultimate meanings. I charact...

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Published in:Zygon
Main Author: Ruse, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 1994
In: Zygon
Further subjects:B Michael Ruse
B Evolutionary Ethics
B religious doubt
B Skepticism
B internal realism
B Charles Darwin
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Summary:Abstract. Through autobiography, I explain why I cannot accept conventional Christianity or any other form of religious belief. I sketch how, through modern evolutionary theory, I try to find an alternative world-picture, one which is, however, essentially agnostic about ultimate meanings. I characterize my position as being that of “David Hume brought up-to-date by Charles Darwin.” I express sad skepticism about ever realizing the hopes on which Zygon was founded.
ISSN:1467-9744
Contains:Enthalten in: Zygon
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1994.tb00645.x