Final exam notes anna koen pizza noemail@lanecc.edu

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6-6-2<br>
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Poyman - 3 approaches to religion<br>
1)Irrationalist-<br>
     Faith is contrary or opposed to reason <br>
                 (conflict)<br>
     Kiekegaard       <br>
      -1st real existentialist (christian)<br>
      -life is absurd<br>
      -makes no sense <br>
      -but God makes it make sense.<br>
2)Transrationalist-<br>
     Faith is beyond reason.<br>
3)Commensuralist-<br>
     Faith and reason are compatible<br>
     Religious theories not different in    kind from other general theories - scientific - political - moral.<br>
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Poyman defends Commensuralism<br>
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P328 Objections to commensuralism-Study.<br>
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Suspension of belief-10 seconds-really try to think about it.<br>
               Exam.<br>
  Internalism-have to have good reasons to be justified.  (coherentism)<br>
  Externalism-belief has to be produced by a reliable mechanism and formed in a way that is right most of the time.<br>
  i.e.  Idiot Savant good ex. of externalist.<br>
  Reflective access-if you reflect on it.<br>
  Poyman combines reliable process but some reason for reliable process.<br>
  *Instructer believes our beliefs are from our upbringing.  Can expose to different view points. <br>