tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407988.post447324904121924286..comments2023-08-05T21:48:58.831-04:00Comments on Philochristos: Plantinga's Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism, revisitedSam Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15884738370893218595noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407988.post-85712657466732691182013-02-18T18:54:37.306-05:002013-02-18T18:54:37.306-05:00I'm not sure that really works. In a complex w...I'm not sure that really works. In a complex world it makes sense to hardwire desires like thirst or hunger because the need for water and food is basic and stable over time. Hardwiring a belief that runs counter to the results of our cognitive faculties when normally operating? Seems counter-intuitive.<br /><br />Stephen Law's refutation is <a href="http://stephenlaw.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/plantingas-evolutionary-argument.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Psiomniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01102719882200943549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407988.post-47683596077826149342013-02-17T12:49:06.494-05:002013-02-17T12:49:06.494-05:00I meant for my suicidal species scenario to escape...I meant for my suicidal species scenario to escape my criticism by having the false belief that healthy food is poisonous be an innate belief rather than a belief that is arrived at by a process of reasoning.<br /><br />No, I haven't read Stephen Law's criticism.Sam Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15884738370893218595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407988.post-32952378444065061262013-02-17T08:43:40.959-05:002013-02-17T08:43:40.959-05:00Well said on the Plantinga argument. Your suicidal...Well said on the Plantinga argument. Your suicidal species who mistakenly thinks that nutritious food is poisonous just sounds like another belief-cum-desire example though, so I don't see how it escapes your own criticism.<br /><br />Have you seen Stephen Law's criticism of Plantinga's argument?Psiomniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01102719882200943549noreply@blogger.com