| Natural Theology | Foundationalism | Noetic Structure | The Great Pumpkin Objection |
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He is against it.
What is Plantinga's position on natural theology?
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A normative thesis laying down conditions that must be met by anyone in order for his or her system of beliefs to be accepted as rational.
What is classical foundationalism?
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"A set of propositions he believes together with certain epistemic relations that hold among him and these propositions."
What does Plantinga mean when he refers to the idea of the noetic structure?
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It is a thought-experiment by analogy meant to propose a counter-claim to his argument that he can address.
What is the purpose of the “great pumpkin objection”?
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The attempt to prove or demonstrate the existence of God.
What is Natural Theology?
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It is the view that "(1) every rational noetic structure has a foundation and (2) in a rational noetic structure, non-basic belief is proportional in strength to support from the foundations."
What is ‘weak foundationalism’?
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One believes A if B supports A.
What is a basic example of a noetic structure?
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No
To Plantinga, is God considered a “great pumpkin?”
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True
True or False: "The rejection of natural theology involves a rejection of classical foundationalism."
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It is an understanding that the belief in God is properly "basic" and not contingent on the "rationale" of natural theology (i.e. proofs).
What is reformed theology?
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A will be accepted on the basis of B only if B supports A or is a member of a set of beliefs that together support A.
What is the structure of a rational noetic argument?
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Religious experiences
What is the basic belief in God founded on?
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Herman Bavinck
Who said this: “Scripture does not reason in the abstract. It does not make God the conclusion of a syllogism, leaving it to us whether we think the argument holds or not. But it speaks with authority. Both theologically and religiously it proceeds from G
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He is arguing against natural theology and in favor of a "reformed theology".
What is Plantinga arguing in this article?
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"To do the right thing with respect to one's believings."
What is Plantinga’s requirement to be “completely rational”?
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We do not have a natural "instinct" to believe in false things like a great pumpkin. God, however, is different because as Calvin states, we have a naturally occurring tendency (seen among people in all parts of the world) to believe in a God.
What keeps Plantinga from accepting everything as “basic?”
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