HIST 1061 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: C. S. Lewis, Religious Exclusivism, Dogma
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Hick says there are three responses to the concept of many religions: 1. Skepticism says there is no such thing as the divine reality at all because there are so many religions. Dogmatism believes there can only be on true religion. Dogmatism and skepticism are bad; the only appropriate response is pluralism. Skepticism is bad because the fact that there are so many religions by itself does not give any reason to disprove divine realit(cid:455) all together. It"s like de(cid:271)ati(cid:374)g (cid:449)hat ki(cid:374)d of (cid:272)ar a(cid:374)dre(cid:449) o(cid:449)(cid:374)s a(cid:374)d the(cid:374) sa(cid:455)i(cid:374)g he o(cid:449)(cid:374)s (cid:374)o (cid:272)ar, that"s si(cid:373)pl(cid:455) (cid:374)ot the (cid:272)ase he still (cid:272)a(cid:374) o(cid:449)(cid:374) a (cid:272)ar (cid:449)e just do(cid:374)"t know which car is the correct answer. Dogmatism is bad because there is good evidence for every religion. The fact that there are so many religions on its own does not disprove religion, it just shows there is disagreement. Hick is a christian and believes christianity is the true religion.
