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On Behalf of Resurrection: A Second Reply to Cavin and Colombetti
- Dr. Darren M. Slade
- Oct 6, 2020
- 1 min read
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Abstract
This essay is a reply to “The Implausibility and Low Explanatory Power of the Resurrection Hypothesis—With a Rejoinder to Stephen T. Davis” by Robert Greg Cavin and Carlos Colombetti. In it, I establish what natural laws are, what a miracle is, and how “naturalism” and “supernaturalism” differ as worldviews. Cavin and Colombetti argue that if the Standard Model of particle physics (SM) is true, then the resurrection of Jesus did not occur and physical things can only causally interact with other physical things. I argue that neither point follows.
About the Author
Stephen T. Davis is the Russell K. Pitzer Professor of Philosophy, emeritus, at Claremont McKenna College.
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