Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 13 hours ago
Can faith be rational but nonetheless go beyond the evidence? This video is about the puzzle of faith and reason. This video answers questions such as:
Is all faith rational? Is all faith irrational?
When should evidence change our beliefs? When should we give up a commitment?
What's the difference between faith and belief?
Faith and knowledge?
Faith and hope?
This video presupposes material from this video: youtu.be/tfah_rycCfQ
(TLDR: Epistemologists have observed that evidence can change our confidence without changing our beliefs. This picture enables faith to remain steadfast, even as we get evidence that moves our confidence up and down.)
A video on faith that God exists and desiring that God exist: youtu.be/5XuqLXzZsOQ
My academic paper on belief, faith, and hope: philpapers.org/rec/JACBFA
For a popular-level blog post on faith, see here: liz-jackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/How-Can-Faith-Go-Beyond-the-Evidence-and-Still-Be-Rational.pdf
And here: liz-jackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/An-Objection-to-Religious-Faith.pdf
This paper is based on a paper of mine published in Religious Studies, available here: philpapers.org/rec/JACBCA
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Check out my website: liz-jackson.com
For more on my research: liz-jackson.com/research
For popular-level interviews, podcasts, and blog posts I’ve done: liz-jackson.com/public-philosophy
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Twitter: twitter.com/lizjackson111
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Can faith be rational but nonetheless go beyond the evidence? This video is about the puzzle of faith and reason. This video answers questions such as:
Is all faith rational? Is all faith irrational?
When should evidence change our beliefs? When should we give up a commitment?
What's the difference between faith and belief?
Faith and knowledge?
Faith and hope?
This video presupposes material from this video: youtu.be/tfah_rycCfQ
(TLDR: Epistemologists have observed that evidence can change our confidence without changing our beliefs. This picture enables faith to remain steadfast, even as we get evidence that moves our confidence up and down.)
A video on faith that God exists and desiring that God exist: youtu.be/5XuqLXzZsOQ
My academic paper on belief, faith, and hope: philpapers.org/rec/JACBFA
For a popular-level blog post on faith, see here: liz-jackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/How-Can-Faith-Go-Beyond-the-Evidence-and-Still-Be-Rational.pdf
And here: liz-jackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/An-Objection-to-Religious-Faith.pdf
This paper is based on a paper of mine published in Religious Studies, available here: philpapers.org/rec/JACBCA
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Check out my website: liz-jackson.com
For more on my research: liz-jackson.com/research
For popular-level interviews, podcasts, and blog posts I’ve done: liz-jackson.com/public-philosophy
Follow me on social media:
Twitter: twitter.com/lizjackson111
Instagram: instagram.com/lizjackson111
Facebook: facebook.com/lizjackson111
