Evidence and Falsification: Challenges to Gregory Peterson
Abstract. In this reply to Gregory Peterson's essay “Maintaining Respectability,” which itself is a response to my “Is Theology Respectable as Metaphysics?” I elaborate upon my claims that theology treats God's existence as an absolute certainty immune to refutation and that modern science...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2008
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Zygon
Year: 2008, Volume: 43, Issue: 3, Pages: 599-604 |
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Theology
B Scientific Method B EVIDENTIALISM B Metaphysics B falsification |
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| Summary: | Abstract. In this reply to Gregory Peterson's essay “Maintaining Respectability,” which itself is a response to my “Is Theology Respectable as Metaphysics?” I elaborate upon my claims that theology treats God's existence as an absolute certainty immune to refutation and that modern science constitutes the canons of respectable reasoning for metaphysical disciplines. I conclude with some comments on Peterson's “In Praise of Folly? Theology and the University.” |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2008.00942.x |