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Article
Publication Date
11-13-2024
Abstract
A much-discussed objection to skeptical theism is that skeptical theism implies that divine testimony cannot provide us with knowledge. Here I argue that it is not skeptical theism that raises doubts about the trustworthiness of divine testimony; rather, the vast amount of inscrutable evil in our world together with God’s track record of deception is the source of the trouble. I draw on that insight to develop further my divine deception argument (Wielenberg 2014). The argument I will defend goes roughly like this: There is a lot of inscrutable evil in the world and the Christian God has a track record of being deceptive about future events. Therefore, divine testimony regarding future events is not a source of knowledge that such events will occur.
Recommended Citation
Wielenberg, E. (2024). Opaque Theism and Divine Testimony. TheoLogica: An International Journal for Philosophy of Religion and Philosophical Theology, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.14428/thl.v9i1.83943
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