"Most of us form estimates of our intelligence,……" — Alvin Plantinga
"Most of us form estimates of our intelligence, wisdom, and moral fiber that are considerably higher than an objective estimate would warrant; no doubt 90 percent of us think ourselves well above average along these lines."
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10 Quotes by Alvin Plantinga
Alvin Plantinga has 10 quotes on this site.
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If you believe in evolution and naturalism then you have a reason not to think your faculties are reliable.
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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…
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Suppose we concede that if I had been born of Muslim parents in Morocco rather than Christian parents in Michigan,…
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Reason is the power or capacity whereby we see or detect logical relationships among propositions.
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The Christian philosopher has a perfect right to the point of view and prephilosophical assumptions he brings to philosophic work;…
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In religious belief as elsewhere, we must take our chances, recognizing that we could be wrong, dreadfully wrong. There are…
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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…
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There is superficial conflict but deep concord between science and theistic religion, but superficial concord and deep conflict between science…
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But lack of evidence, if indeed evidence is lacking, is no grounds for atheism. No one thinks there is good…
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