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    [fullTitle] => A Faith for the Future: Why Non-doxastic Traditional Religion is the Preferable Form of Evolutionary Religion
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Abstract. In the philosophy of J. L. Schellenberg, “evolutionary religion” is a religious stance oriented towards the deep future. According to Schellenberg, the best form of evolutionary religion is non-doxastic faith in ultimism. I reject Schellenberg’s arguments for preferring ultimism and suggest that committing non-doxastically to traditional religion makes more sense from an evolutionary perspective. I argue that the alignment argument for traditional religion remains sound even when the deep future is considered. Furthermore, I assess Schellenberg’s claim that humanity is religiously immature.

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                    [givenName] => Carl-Johan 
                    [affiliation] => Lund Univ. 
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            [0] => Non-Doxasticism
            [1] => Schellenberg
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    [doi] => 10.24204/ejpr.2022.3677
    [datePublished] => 2022-03-31
    [pdf] => https://www.philosophy-of-religion.eu/menuscript/index.php/ejpr/article/view/3677/version/1062/2877
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A Faith for the Future: Why Non-doxastic Traditional Religion is the Preferable Form of Evolutionary Religion

Carl-Johan
Lund Univ.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24204/ejpr.2022.3677

Abstract

Abstract. In the philosophy of J. L. Schellenberg, “evolutionary religion” is a religious stance oriented towards the deep future. According to Schellenberg, the best form of evolutionary religion is non-doxastic faith in ultimism. I reject Schellenberg’s arguments for preferring ultimism and suggest that committing non-doxastically to traditional religion makes more sense from an evolutionary perspective. I argue that the alignment argument for traditional religion remains sound even when the deep future is considered. Furthermore, I assess Schellenberg’s claim that humanity is religiously immature.

Keywords: Non-Doxasticism

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