Exam 83: Louis P Pojman: Religion Gives Meaning to Life

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In this essay Pojman argues that religion, specifically theistic religion, gives special meaning to life, unavailable in secular worldviews. Furthermore, the autonomy that secularists prize (and sometimes value beyond its worth) is not significantly diminished by religious faith. -According to Pojman, if theism is true and there is a benevolent sovereign of the universe,

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In this essay Pojman argues that religion, specifically theistic religion, gives special meaning to life, unavailable in secular worldviews. Furthermore, the autonomy that secularists prize (and sometimes value beyond its worth) is not significantly diminished by religious faith. -Pojman prizes meaning but not autonomy.

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In this essay Pojman argues that religion, specifically theistic religion, gives special meaning to life, unavailable in secular worldviews. Furthermore, the autonomy that secularists prize (and sometimes value beyond its worth) is not significantly diminished by religious faith. -Pojman thinks that we know whether theism is true.

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In this essay Pojman argues that religion, specifically theistic religion, gives special meaning to life, unavailable in secular worldviews. Furthermore, the autonomy that secularists prize (and sometimes value beyond its worth) is not significantly diminished by religious faith. -Pojman believes that theism does not deprive us of any autonomy that we have in nontheistic systems.

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In this essay Pojman argues that religion, specifically theistic religion, gives special meaning to life, unavailable in secular worldviews. Furthermore, the autonomy that secularists prize (and sometimes value beyond its worth) is not significantly diminished by religious faith. -Pojman appeals to a pragmatic argument similar to Pascal's.

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In this essay Pojman argues that religion, specifically theistic religion, gives special meaning to life, unavailable in secular worldviews. Furthermore, the autonomy that secularists prize (and sometimes value beyond its worth) is not significantly diminished by religious faith. -Pojman realizes that theism cannot explain why we should be moral.

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In this essay Pojman argues that religion, specifically theistic religion, gives special meaning to life, unavailable in secular worldviews. Furthermore, the autonomy that secularists prize (and sometimes value beyond its worth) is not significantly diminished by religious faith. -Pojman says that if secularism is true, then there is no obvious basis for human equality.

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In this essay Pojman argues that religion, specifically theistic religion, gives special meaning to life, unavailable in secular worldviews. Furthermore, the autonomy that secularists prize (and sometimes value beyond its worth) is not significantly diminished by religious faith. -According to Pojman, if theism is true and there is a benevolent sovereign of the universe,

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In this essay Pojman argues that religion, specifically theistic religion, gives special meaning to life, unavailable in secular worldviews. Furthermore, the autonomy that secularists prize (and sometimes value beyond its worth) is not significantly diminished by religious faith. -For Pojman, cosmic justice reigns in the universe.

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In this essay Pojman argues that religion, specifically theistic religion, gives special meaning to life, unavailable in secular worldviews. Furthermore, the autonomy that secularists prize (and sometimes value beyond its worth) is not significantly diminished by religious faith. -According to Pojman, the argument that we cannot have both autonomy and purpose in life presents

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In this essay Pojman argues that religion, specifically theistic religion, gives special meaning to life, unavailable in secular worldviews. Furthermore, the autonomy that secularists prize (and sometimes value beyond its worth) is not significantly diminished by religious faith. -Pojman says that we know perfectly well that religion is true.

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In this essay Pojman argues that religion, specifically theistic religion, gives special meaning to life, unavailable in secular worldviews. Furthermore, the autonomy that secularists prize (and sometimes value beyond its worth) is not significantly diminished by religious faith. -Pojman thinks that we are all of equal worth because God has created us in his image.

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In this essay Pojman argues that religion, specifically theistic religion, gives special meaning to life, unavailable in secular worldviews. Furthermore, the autonomy that secularists prize (and sometimes value beyond its worth) is not significantly diminished by religious faith. -Pojman thinks that religion and autonomy are mutually exclusive.

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In this essay Pojman argues that religion, specifically theistic religion, gives special meaning to life, unavailable in secular worldviews. Furthermore, the autonomy that secularists prize (and sometimes value beyond its worth) is not significantly diminished by religious faith. -Pojman says religion gives us a satisfying explanation of the origin of the universe.

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In this essay Pojman argues that religion, specifically theistic religion, gives special meaning to life, unavailable in secular worldviews. Furthermore, the autonomy that secularists prize (and sometimes value beyond its worth) is not significantly diminished by religious faith. -Because we do not know whether theism is true, we should

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