Herman Philipse
Religions contradict each other: their revelations cannot all be true.
Life
Dutch philosopher born in 1951, professor at Utrecht University, a specialist of Heidegger and of philosophy of religion. In God in the Age of Science? (2012) he examines the arguments of natural theology and argues that religions contradict one another and that religious belief is not rational.
Main works
A critical examination of the arguments for God's existence.
A critical reading of Heidegger's work.
Positions
click a row to see the evidenceHe argues that belief in God cannot be rationally justified and that unbelief is the reasonable stance.
Philipse, God in the Age of Science? A Critique of Religious Reason (2012)
Religious claims must meet the same evidential standards as any other claim.
Philipse, God in the Age of Science? (2012)