wittgenstein

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    • what was wittgenstein's early approach
      The picture theory of language - if you can not picture it or describe it then it should not be spoken of (religious language essentially is nonsensical)
    • what revelation did wittgenstein make in 1929 about religious language
      that picture language theory doesn't work with religious language - just allows facts to be verified, no values or ethics.
    • why was wittgenstein anti-realist and non-cognitivist
      he believed words had subjective meanings. "the meaning of a word is in its use of language"
    • what is the coherence theory of truth
      something only has meaning if it coherent to you
    • does religious language have different rules?
      yes, it is a different 'game' to logic and science, reason does not apply here it is based purely off of faith
    • what is fideism
      the view that religion is purely a matter of faith, its a different game so doesn't adhere to rules of logic and reason.
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