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A PROPERLY SCIENTIFIC NATURALISM CAN BE COMPATIBLE WITH CLASSICAL THEISM

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 September 2022

Steven Nemes
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Abstract

One might think at first glance that naturalism excludes any form of theism by definition. This article argues to the contrary that proper scientificity requires that a naturalist remain open to the possibility of the truth of the classical theistic conception of God in particular. The only alternative is for naturalism to devolve into an anti-theistic bias and ideology, forsaking the claim to being properly scientific.

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Research Article
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Think , Volume 21 , Issue 62 , Autumn 2022 , pp. 91 - 102
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Royal Institute of Philosophy

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