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#790 Conor Cunningham: Theology, Nihilism, and Evolutionary Theory

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The Evolution of Nihilism

Kobe: Kent has a functionalist stance. We have to these, these can only be regulative ideals. They are only postures. So the system functions. He says what they do is they work. And that leads to the evolutionary analysis later on because morality becomes that which keeps the tribe functioning. But if it's merely a postulate and any truth is prohibited, any knowledge is prohibited, then it's very hard to see how you control that which works well.

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