Q&A: Theological “Proof”
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Theological “Proof”
Question
With God’s help
Hello Rabbi,
Don’t you think that all the theological proofs you mention in the booklet are question-begging?
And that just in order to “save” one of our insights about the world, we posit some factor Z that explains / accounts for them?
Because usually we have no prior acquaintance with Z; rather, we assume it only in order to “save” our understanding.
That’s a bit like begging the question…, isn’t it?
Answer
See my article, “In Praise of Begging the Question.”
https://mikyab.net/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9D/%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D/%D7%90%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%94%D7%9D-%D7%90%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%95-%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%91%D7%A2%D7%95-%D7%91%D7%A9%D7%91%D7%97-%D7%94%D7%A0%D7%97%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%A9