Anti-realist views Flashcards
Briefly explain the anti-realist viewpoint.
Miracles are interpretations of the mind or can be seen as symbolic.
What do anti-realist views believe about realist descriptions?
Generally reject them.
How does Wiles view miracles?
He doesn’t believe that miracles are real events but are instead symbols.
Meant to lift peoples spirits.
Does Wiles believe in God and how does it link to miracles?
He does believe in God but rejected the idea of God being responsible for miracles from a moral perspective. A God that intervenes in some but not all evil isn’t worthy of worship.
Does Wiles believe any miracles have ever occured?
Yes, creation.
God doesn’t have to keep doing miracles as otherwise he isn’t a good God (only helping some and not others).
As he made the world he would’ve made the natural laws so is odd to break them.
What does Wiles say about miracle stories?
He believes that have profound effects on people but that doesn’t mean they have to literally/physically occur.
Briefly explain Tillich’s view.
He believes that God doesn’t cause miracles in the world. He believes God exists beyond our understanding so we shouldn’t try to objectively understand miracles.
