The Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism
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Recently, Godless Granny had a discussion with apologist Eric Hernandez about reasons to believe in God. Several arguments were brought up, including the Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism. The EAAN from Alvin Plantinga argues that believing that our brains came about through naturalistic means, developed by evolution, gives us a reason to doubt the reliability of our cognitive faculties. In this video I take a look at the argument itself, and explain the various moves that the argument is making to bring about this doubt. As well as some objections that draw on the work of Pritchard (2023) and DeVito and McNabb (2022), along with some other objections I have to the argument.
References
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DeVito, M. and McNabb, T. (2022) ‘The Evolutionary Argument for God: A Wittgensteinian Response’, International Journal for Philosophy, Vol. 2, pp. 91-98.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11153-022-09832-3
Pritchard, D. (2023) ‘Hinge commitments and trust’, Synthese, Vol. 202, pp. 148-168.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/375050084_Hinge_commitments_and_trust
Unguided evolution: https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2012/07/17/whats-the-problem-with-unguided-evolution/
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