false 2580257 3 The issue of whether or not there is a God is one of the oldest and most widely disputed philosophical questions. It is a debate that spreads far across the range of philosophical questions about the status of science, the nature of mind, the character of good and evil, the epistemology of experience and testimony, and so on. In this book two philosophers, each committed to unambiguous versions of belief and disbelief, debate the central issues of atheism and theism. Smart opens the debate by arguing that theism is philosophically untenable and seeks to explain metaphysical truth in the light of total science. Haldane continues the discussion by affirming that the existence of the world, and the possibility of our coming to have knowledge of it, depend upon the existence of a creating, sustaining, personal God. Concluding with their replies to each other, each philosopher has the chance to respond and to defend his position. 2595089 1996 Atheism and Theism (Great Debates in Philosophy) total:1|5:1| 1 5 4 0 0 0 false false Fri Oct 30 15:06:08 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 15:06:08 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Feb 19 08:16:17 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 08:16:17 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Feb 06 03:51:14 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 03:51:14 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 23 19:00:01 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 19:00:12 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2580257