Skeptic (Altadena, CA), March 22nd, 2000
A PHILOSOPHICAL EXAMINATION IN HOW WE BELIEVE: The Search for God in an Age of Science, Michael Shermer tries to explain why people believe in God. [1] Along the way and as a preparatory task, he presents a challenging case for agnosticism in which he advances substantially two arguments. In this brief philosophical examination I want to clarify some important philosophical issues, make clear and explicit the logical structure of Shermer's arguments, and develop some criticisms of them. In the process I wish to make a case for being agnostic about agnosticism. It would seem best to begin wit...
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