Presentation

Response to Graham Oppy’s Objections Against AC
by J.P. Moreland

• Title: Oppy on the Argument from Consciousness: A Rejoinder
• Date: 11/16/2011
• Source: Presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Philosophical Society Meeting in San Francisco, California.
• Article Type: Presentation
• Audience: Advanced
• Kingdom Categories: Life of the Mind

Noted atheist Graham Oppy has criticized my argument for God from consciousness hereafter, AC). In this conference paper, I respond to his criticisms of my presentation of three forms of AC, and interact with his claims about theism, consciousness and emergent chemical properties.

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Benefits:

• It further clarifies the argument from consciousness for God's existence.
• It offers a substantial response to objections raised by a top-notch atheist.
• It demonstrates the explanatory work and implications of arguments from consciousness.

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