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Alvin Plantinga

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Background

About Alvin Plantinga

Alvin Plantinga is a philosopher known for his work on religious belief and knowledge. His writing examines whether belief in God can be rational and how Christian thought relates to contemporary philosophical arguments.

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Published debate record

2 eligible one-on-one scorecards. Average published score: 82/100. Scores describe these debates, not the person's overall ability or worth.

Alvin Plantinga vs Stephen Law: Is the EAAN Successful? · 2010

Plantinga develops a self-defeat argument from evolutionary reliability doubts, while Law counters with adaptive truth-tracking, content constraints, and skeptical parity.

Alvin Plantinga: 81 · Stephen Law: 81. Scores assess the reasoning in this debate.

Alvin Plantinga vs Daniel Dennett: Science, Religion, and Evolution · 2018

Plantinga establishes evolutionary compatibility with divine guidance, while Dennett separates possibility from evidence and offers a narrowly stronger naturalistic account of cognitive reliability.

Alvin Plantinga: 83 · Daniel Dennett: 84. Scores assess the reasoning in this debate.