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Donovan (Key Theme 2: Intuition ("Knowledge arises not from reason or…
Donovan
Overall Article
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Owen and Baillie - the world is proof of God's existence; just as an individual's actions tell us about their personality, the world tells us about God. Therefore have a personal connection.
Buber - discusses the nature of our relationship with God, about whether it is an I-It relationship (objective and analytical) or an I-You relationship (personal). Religious experiences are the I-You element of the relationship.
Conclusion - religious experience is important to believer as it has personal value, however it cannot be used as proof of God's existence or a way of gaining knowledge.
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Key Theme 2: Intuition
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Kant Agrees - points out in Westphal's article that the kernel of religion is morality; God guides us to be a moral person and live life in a moral way to enter the afterlife. We learn what is moral through our intuitive knowledge of God.
David Hume disagrees - the only way to gain knowledge is through empiricism. We must witness and experience things for ourselves in order to be certain that they are true. Use of intuition is not a reliable source of knowledge as there is no way to verify it, therefore it could be wrong. Similar to Ayer, who only deals in verifiable propositions that constitute science.
Implication for religious belief - religious morality is justified. Having an intuitive sense of right and wrong allows them to feel that God is guiding them on the right path and that they are living moral lives.
Implication for human life - there is a difference between 'feeling certain' and 'being right' and so we can use intuitions, but we are also required to check those intuitions against other things that we know. Includes questions of morality, there is more to moral thinking than just 'feeling certain' that an action is right or wrong.
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