Philosopher on Faith
Too many papers to grade this morning to spend any time grading, so instead I’ll leave you with this. Philosopher Peter Bogghosian argues for the thesis that, to paraphrase: having faith is counter-productive to pursuing the truth. Or, having faith causes one to have more false beliefs and less true beliefs that pursuing the truth without faith.
His argument is clear and provocative, and he seems like a talented speaker too. Regardless of one’s own stance on faith, Bogghosian’s open-minded approach seems like it would give something to think about for everyone.
