Q&A: Alvin Plantinga’s Argument (from the book Simply to Believe)
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Alvin Plantinga’s Argument (from the book Simply to Believe)
Question
Hello Rabbi,
Moshe Ratt brought in his book Simply to Believe the claim developed by Alvin Plantinga: “If we are naturalists and evolutionists, we have no reason at all to think that our brain teaches us the truth about reality” (from the book).
Rather, our brain is only best suited to our survival.
I would be glad to hear the Rabbi’s opinion.
Thank you in advance.
Answer
I agree, and I wrote this in my book God Plays Dice and in my article on evolution here.