FlewThePresumptionofAtheism飞无神论的推定

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1、Flew:ThePresumptionofAtheismCriticalReading(APartialList)ReadSLOWLYReadmorethanonceReadaggressivelyWritecommentsandquestionsinmarginsCirclewordsthatyoudon’tknowandlookthemupCriticalReadingContinuedIdentifythemainideas,supportingarguments,andsupportingexamplesTrytodrawconnectionsb

2、etweenonepartofthetextandanotherSummarizetheargumentwhenyouaredonetoseewhatyoustilldon’tunderstandReflectaboutwhattheauthorissaying:Askyourselfifyouagreewiththeauthor. Ifyoudon’t,figureoutwhy.Flew:ThePresumptionofAtheism1.Whatitis,andwhyitmatters2.Thepresumptionofatheismandthepres

3、umptionofinnocence(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)3.Thecaseforthepresumptionofatheism(i)(ii)ThePresumptionofAtheismFlewclaimsthatdebatesaboutGodshouldbeginfroma“presumptionofatheism”(PoA).Asheputsit,thePoAamountstotheclaimthat:“Theonusofproofmustlieuponthetheist”“Theism”and“Atheism”“Theist”Someon

4、ewhopositivelyassertsthatGodexists.“NegativeAtheist”(“Atheist”)Someonewhoisnotatheist.Someonewhodoesn’tassertthatGodexists.“PostiveAtheist”SomeonewhopositivelyassertsthatGoddoesn’texist.ThePresumptionofAtheismPoA:“Theonusofproofmustlieuponthetheist”Itisuptothetheistto:(i)Introduce

5、anddefendherproposedconceptofGod(ii)Providesufficientreasonforbelievingthatthisconceptdoesinfacthaveanapplication.ThePresumptionofInnocenceFlewcomparesthePoAtothelegalpresumptionofinnocence.PresumptionofInnocence:Alldefendantsarepresumedinnocentuntilprovenguilty.Theonusofproofmust

6、lieupontheprosecution.FlewclaimsthatboththePoAandthelegalpresumptionofinnocenceareprocedural.Hethenusestheanalogytomakefourpoints:(i)Inbothcases,therequired“proof”encompasses“anyandeveryvarietyofsufficientreason”.(ii)Bothpresumptionsaredefeasible.(iii)Justbecausethepresumptionsare

7、procedural,thisdoesn’tmeanthatitisatrivialmatterwhethertoadoptthem.(iv)Defeatsofeitherpresumptioninparticularcasesdonotshowthatthegeneralpresumptionwasabadone.TheCaseforthePoA(i)FirstMove:Acceptanceofthesepresumptionsamountstotheadoptionofapolicy.(ii)SecondMove:Toshowthatweshoulda

8、doptsomepolicy,weneedtoshowthatth