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NATURALISM AND THEISM

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2020

John C. Lennox
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Abstract

This article makes a case for theism by comparing it to naturalism. It examines the conflict between the two world-views, the nature of ultimate reality, the limits of science, the status of the universe, the role of faith in shaping beliefs, and how we account for human rationality. It concludes that naturalism is fatally flawed and that theism provides a more coherent explanation for human rationality and consciousness, the intelligibility of the universe and the existence of immaterial information.

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Research Article
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Think , Volume 19 , Issue 56 , Autumn 2020 , pp. 89 - 101
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Philosophy, 2020

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