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The Nature of Religious Belief

Chris Bloor replies to ‘Cutting God in Half’ by Nicholas Maxwell.

In his article ‘Cutting God In Half’ in Issue 35, Nicholas Maxwell puts forward a case for examining philosophically our belief in God, and recognising that it is problematic. Maxwell suggests that there is a God of value who must be reconciled with a God of cosmic power – a God of creation and a God who embodies moral understanding. Most conceptions of God combine these without recognising their distinct nature. This has caused human suffering, and has required the intellectual dishonesty of organised religion. In turn this has necessitated that religious belief be made the master of human reason.

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