Theological Noncognitivism

Theological noncognitivism can be argued in different ways, depending on one's theory of meaning. '' ( 1990 ) about Kai Nielsen 's use of the Verifiability Theory Of Meaning , concludes that religious language is meaningless because it is not verifiable. Martin's position is that noncognitivism only proves Weak Atheism , however. {Link without Title}

'' ( 1975 ), uses an attribute-based approach to prove that there is no concept for the term "God" as there are no meaningful attributes, only negatively defined or relational attributes, making it meaningless. Smith's position is that noncognitivism leads us to the conclusion that "nothing named 'God' exists", proving Strong Atheism .

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The Argument from Non-Cognitivism , by James Lazarus, is a discussion of Smith-style noncognitivism.

Theological Noncognitivism Examined , by Steven J. Conifer, is an examination of theological noncognitivism from a skeptical perspective.

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