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Atheism and Theism JJ Haldane - Common Sense Atheism

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vi Contents<br />

2 <strong>Atheism</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Theism</strong> 76<br />

J.J. <strong>Haldane</strong><br />

1 Introduction 76<br />

2 <strong>Theism</strong> <strong>and</strong> Science 82<br />

3 Some Varieties of Explanation 86<br />

4 ‘Old’ Teleology 88<br />

5 ‘New’ Teleology 109<br />

6 The Cause of Things 116<br />

7 God <strong>and</strong> the World 126<br />

8 God, Good <strong>and</strong> Evil 137<br />

9 Liberty <strong>and</strong> Providence 144<br />

10 <strong>Theism</strong> – Philosophical <strong>and</strong> Religious 147<br />

3 Reply to <strong>Haldane</strong> 151<br />

J.J.C. Smart<br />

1 Methodology 151<br />

2 Representation <strong>and</strong> Intentionality 155<br />

3 Consciousness 157<br />

4 Chicken <strong>and</strong> Egg 159<br />

5 Eternity <strong>and</strong> Sempiternity 160<br />

6 <strong>Theism</strong> <strong>and</strong> the Problem of Evil 164<br />

4 Reply to Smart 171<br />

J.J. <strong>Haldane</strong><br />

1 Methodology 171<br />

2 The Existence of God 175<br />

3 Metaphysical Matters 179<br />

4 Reason, Faith <strong>and</strong> Revelation 182<br />

5 A Religious Conclusion 189<br />

Afterword 194<br />

J.J.C. Smart <strong>and</strong> J.J. <strong>Haldane</strong><br />

5 Further Reflections on <strong>Atheism</strong> for the Second Edition 198<br />

J.J.C. Smart<br />

1 Preliminary 198<br />

2 Anselm’s Argument 199<br />

3 Plantinga’s Argument 201<br />

4 A Putative a priori Disproof of the Existence of God 205<br />

5 Further Reflections on Necessity <strong>and</strong> <strong>Theism</strong> 207

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