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Consensus Gentium
Does anyone know of good resources for Consensus Gentium arguments for God's existence?
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Re: Consensus Gentium
Is that the 'all peoples in all places/ most people in most places in most times believe in God, therefore God exists' style argument?
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Re: Consensus Gentium
Yes, although you give the "everything has a cause" equivalent.
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Re: Consensus Gentium
George Hayward Joyce gives a version of it in his book Principles of Natural Theology; it was Scott's favorite book on natural theology, so it's a good starting place.
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Re: Consensus Gentium
Thanks, Tim, will check that out.
Alexander, I think the appeal is to the reliability of human faculties in general. In order to use our faculties, especially reason, we have to assume their reliability, and hence what is generally believed is to at least have presumption in its favour. Obviously, there are many claims here that need unpacking.
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