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> [If we don't know that there is such a person as God, we don't know the first thing (the most important thing) about ourselves, each other and our world. This is because the most important truths about us and them,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alvin-plantinga/if-we-don-t-know-that-there-is-such-a-person-as-god-we-don-t-know-the/)

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## More by Alvin Plantinga

> [If you believe in evolution and naturalism then you have a reason not to think your faculties are reliable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alvin-plantinga/if-you-believe-in-evolution-and-naturalism-then-you-have-a-reason-not/)

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> [Most of us form estimates of our intelligence, wisdom, and moral fiber that are considerably higher than an objective estimate would warrant; no doubt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alvin-plantinga/most-of-us-form-estimates-of-our-intelligence-wisdom-and-moral-fiber/)

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> [The Christian philosopher has a perfect right to the point of view and prephilosophical assumptions he brings to philosophic work; the fact that these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alvin-plantinga/the-christian-philosopher-has-a-perfect-right-to-the-point-of-view/)

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> [There is superficial conflict but deep concord between science and theistic religion, but superficial concord and deep conflict between science and naturalism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alvin-plantinga/there-is-superficial-conflict-but-deep-concord-between-science-and/)

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> [But lack of evidence, if indeed evidence is lacking, is no grounds for atheism. No one thinks there is good evidence for the proposition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alvin-plantinga/but-lack-of-evidence-if-indeed-evidence-is-lacking-is-no-grounds-for/)

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> [Suppose we concede that if I had been born of Muslim parents in Morocco rather than Christian parents in Michigan, my beliefs would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alvin-plantinga/suppose-we-concede-that-if-i-had-been-born-of-muslim-parents-in/)

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> [If we don't know that there is such a person as God, we don't know the first thing (the most important thing) about ourselves,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alvin-plantinga/if-we-don-t-know-that-there-is-such-a-person-as-god-we-don-t-know-the/)

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> [Things don't look hopeful for Darwinian naturalists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alvin-plantinga/things-don-t-look-hopeful-for-darwinian-naturalists/)

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> [Hence our verdict on these reformulated versions of St. Anselm's argument must be as follows. They cannot, perhaps, be said to prove or establish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alvin-plantinga/hence-our-verdict-on-these-reformulated-versions-of-st-anselm-s/)

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> [To show that there are natural processes that produce religious belief does nothing, so far, to discredit it; perhaps God designed us in such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alvin-plantinga/to-show-that-there-are-natural-processes-that-produce-religious/)

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> [Reason is the power or capacity whereby we see or detect logical relationships among propositions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alvin-plantinga/reason-is-the-power-or-capacity-whereby-we-see-or-detect-logical/)

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> [In religious belief as elsewhere, we must take our chances, recognizing that we could be wrong, dreadfully wrong. There are no guarantees; the religious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alvin-plantinga/in-religious-belief-as-elsewhere-we-must-take-our-chances-recognizing/)

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> [“Dawkins claims that the living world came to be by way of unguided evolution: “the Evidence of Evolution,” he says, “Reveals a Universe Without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alvin-plantinga/dawkins-claims-that-the-living-world-came-to-be-by-way-of-unguided/)

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> [“De jure objections are arguments of claims to the effect that Christian belief, whether or not true, is at any rate unjustifiable, or rationally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alvin-plantinga/de-jure-objections-are-arguments-of-claims-to-the-effect-that/)

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