Recasting Anti-Theism
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I offer a new defence of anti-theism by casting doubt on the notion that anti-theism should be understood as the judgement that God’s existence ‘makes the world worse’. Instead, anti-theism should be understood in terms of reasonable preferences that are not necessarily connected to rational judgements about the comparative value of possible worlds. I argue that it is reasonable to detach our preferences from our rational judgements about which possible worlds are ‘better’ or ‘worse’. It follows that it can be reasonable to prefer the non-existence of God even whilst accepting that God’s existence would be a good thing.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Does God Matter? |
| Subtitle of host publication | Essays on the Axiological Consequences of Theism |
| Editors | Klaas Kraay |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Chapter | 8 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 9781315210995 |
| ISBN (print) | 9780415793513 |
| Publication status | Published - 18 Dec 2017 |
Publication series
| Name | Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion |
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| Publisher | Routledge |