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...
Published in: | Zygon |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
1994
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Zygon
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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. |
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ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1994.tb00645.x |