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I find myself oscillating between “these are fantastical arguments, an exercise in taking reason to an extreme” and “perhaps I should take these arguments seriously” 🤪

One of the more strange books I’ve every read. Has been modest in its conclusions so far: there are no good reason to reject a number of theistic arguments for the existence of God.

Looking forward to getting into the substantive chapters. Seems at once perineal (canonical)—dealing with questions like the existence of god and objectivity of value—and idiosyncratic (autobiographical)—being torn between two multifaceted but contrasting views, Mulgan combines the arguments for each that he finds convincing.