إلزامات الرؤية الإلحادية والرؤية الإيمانية للعقل

Manal Al-Jarash

doi:10.56989/benkj.v5i12.1673

Authors

Ms. Manal Taha Ahmed Abdul Momen Al-Jarash PhD Candidate - Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Sana'a University, Yemen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56989/benkj.v5i12.1673

Keywords:

Reason, Atheism, Faith, Knowledge, Free Will, Moral Responsibility, Meaning

Abstract

This research aims to examine and compare the necessary implications of both atheistic and theistic visions regarding the role of reason. Through a systematic comparative and analytical approach, the study investigates four fundamental premises of each worldview. The first premise addresses the concept of knowledge, the second examines free will, the third explores moral responsibility, and the fourth analyzes meaning and value.

The research yields four principal conclusions: First, belief in God through the theistic vision is epistemologically grounded, while atheism struggles to maintain consistent epistemological foundations and sometimes acknowledges this inconsistency. Second, theistic faith affirms the existence of free will, whereas atheistic thought tends to view it as an illusion. Third, since theistic faith acknowledges free will, it logically follows that moral responsibility exists; conversely, atheistic denial of free will leads to the rejection of moral responsibility. Finally, regarding meaning and value, theistic faith ascribes inherent meaning and value to life and the universe, while atheistic thought negates all meaning and value, including the significance of reason itself.

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