Here's an interesting interview of a philosopher who is interested in the question of
whether God exists. The interesting thing about it, for this list, is that "God" is
implicitly the god of theism, and is not "one's reason for existence" or "the unprovable
truths of arithmetic".
Brent
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http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/05/can-wanting-to-believe-make-us-believers/
Gary Gutting: "This is the 12th and last in a series of interviews about religion that I
am conducting for The Stone. The interviewee for this installment is Daniel Garber, a
professor of philosophy at Princeton University, specializing in philosophy and science in
the period of Galileo and Newton. In a week or two, I’ll conclude with a wrap-up column on
the series."
...
Daniel Garber: "Certainly there are serious philosophers who would deny that the arguments
for the existence of God have been decisively refuted. But even so, my impression is that
proofs for the existence of God have ceased to be a matter of serious discussion outside
of the domain of professional philosophy of religion. And even there, my sense is that the
discussions are largely a matter of academic interest: The real passion has gone out of
the question."
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