Consensus Gentium: Reflections on the 'Common Consent' Argument for the Existence of God

Thomas Kelly

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199603718.003.0009

Consensus Gentium: Reflections on the 'Common Consent' Argument for the Existence of God

Thomas Kelly

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Abstract

According to proponents of the Common Consent Argument for the Existence of God, the fact that theistic belief is widespread is itself evidence that God exists. This chapter examines what might be said for and against a relatively modest version of the argument. Some attention is also given to more general questions concerning the epistemic significance of consensus and 'consensus gentium' arguments.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Evidence and Religious Belief
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780191729287
ISBN (Print)	9780199603718
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199603718.003.0009
State	Published - Sep 22 2011

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General Arts and Humanities

Keywords

Arguments for god
Common consent
Consensus
Consensus gentium
Evidence
God

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