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Is Belief in God Rational? | Prof. Mark Barker

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Greek Philosophers' Views on the Divine Mind

The chapter discusses the transition of Greek philosophers from polytheism to monotheism, examining the ideas of Xenophanes and Anaxagoras who critiqued Greek mythology and proposed a singular, immaterial, omniscient God. It explores Anaxagoras' concept of a divine mind as the origin of the universe, his design argument for God, and the criticism faced for his beliefs, alongside discussing the rationality of believing in God through historical and philosophical perspectives.

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