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IB CLE (12 Jan 2012)

GOD DOESNT EXIST! YOU BELIEVE IN GODs EXISTENCE

GOD EXISTS!

YOU DONT BELIEVE IN GODs EXISTENCE

If you gain, you gain all. If you lose, you lose nothing. Wager then without hesitation that He is.
- Blaise Pascal, Pensees III:67

The place and role of REASON in Religion and Morality

Does REASON have a place in Religion? What kind of role does it play in Religion compared to other domains (AoKs)?

WAYS OF KNOWING
HIGHEST (rated 8-10) SP NAT SCI HUM SCI ART MOR AL REL R L
3 8 11 6

LOWEST (rated 1-3) SP


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0 9

R
1 0

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6

25
14

31 28
1

31
3
0 0 0

4
0

5
3

32
9 1

37 29 27

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0 5

29
7

15 24

9
4

18

Of course I believe
O God, o God,

in God. Youd be an idiot not to!

where are you? Why dont you answer me?

The proof of his existence


Im not sure if you exist

is everywhere. Just look at how much


sure about You

because I cant be 100%

God blesses me!

and what my life means!

Is Certainty possible and desirable?

What about...?

Is CERTAINTY an important criterion for accepting or rejecting a claim?


Some examples of claims: Water boils at a 100 degrees cen3grade. There is a God. Its a bird! Its a plane! Its Superman!

CERTAINTY?

WAYS OF KNOWING
The fact that TOK recognizes ways of knowing other than REASON tells us the status of CERTAINTY.

WAYS OF KNOWING
Rationalism: Reason is privileged as the exclusive criterion of truth (or at least the primary one)

Rationality vs. -ism

The more certain we are, the less we need to search and reflect on what we know. CERTAINTY = 1 / REFLECTION

CERTAINTY of TRUTH GOD or PROBABILITY of TRUTH? GOD?

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