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... believe in any god ? I swear by Zeus that you believe absolutely in none at all . Nobody will believe you , Meletus , and I am pretty sure that you do not believe yourself . I cannot help thinking , men of Athens , that Me- letus is ...
... believe in any god ? I swear by Zeus that you believe absolutely in none at all . Nobody will believe you , Meletus , and I am pretty sure that you do not believe yourself . I cannot help thinking , men of Athens , that Me- letus is ...
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... believe in God without evidence . This duty can be overridden by circumstances , of course ; but there is a prima facie obligation to believe propo- sitions of this sort only on the basis of evidence . But here too there are problems ...
... believe in God without evidence . This duty can be overridden by circumstances , of course ; but there is a prima facie obligation to believe propo- sitions of this sort only on the basis of evidence . But here too there are problems ...
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... believe it to be true , and yet you may not know it to be true . Suppose you believe that there are sentient beings on Mars , and suppose that in the course of time , after space - travelers from the earth have landed there , your ...
... believe it to be true , and yet you may not know it to be true . Suppose you believe that there are sentient beings on Mars , and suppose that in the course of time , after space - travelers from the earth have landed there , your ...
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Socratic Wisdom 2 Bertrand Russell The Value of Philosophy Suggestions for Further Reading Part II Philosophy of Religion Introduction Can we pr... | 1 |
A Critique of the Cosmological Argument | 2 |
The Watch and the Watchmaker | 3 |
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