Religion and Reason

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An examination of the most influential theoretical, pragmatic, and moral arguments regarding the existence and nature of God (or the gods). Along the way, we consider debates about whether we can talk or think coherently about transcendent beings like God, and about whether religious experience, miracles, and the afterlife are really possible. Finally, we consider whether religious commitment might be rationally acceptable without proof or evidence, and whether the real-world fact of religious diversity has practical or philosophical implications. Course readings will be taken from both historical and contemporary sources.