Univrsity Of Tehran Press Philosophy and Kalam 2008-9422 53 2 2021 01 20 The Truth of Theism in the Light of the Common Consent Argument The Truth of Theism in the Light of the Common Consent Argument 400 383 79657 10.22059/jitp.2020.300074.523193 FA Farah Ramin Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy and Islamic Theology, University of Qom Habibollah Danesh Shahraki Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy and Islamic Theology, University of Qom Maryam Seifalipor Ph.D. Student of Philosophy and Islamic Theology, University of Qom Journal Article 2020 04 06 In the recent decade, the proponents of the Common Consent Argument have considered traditional interpretations of this argument futile, and instead, have presented a new format of this reasoning that was relying on the common agreement among people in many historical periods in the past, it provides the best explanation of the truth of theism. The present study aims to answer the following questions: Has theism been a collective belief in all human societies during the history? Can we conclude the truth of a belief based on the assumption of some collective consensus over that belief? The results of the study indicate that using empirical independent evidences, the first premise of this argument states that many people in the past and nowadays believe in the existence of some supernatural and sacred Supreme Being or deities. The second premise of this reasoning relying on epistemic Universalism, denotes the likely truth of common religious beliefs among people, although the interpretations of the theory of evolution are considered as a serious competitor against the justification and truth of such beliefs. In the recent decade, the proponents of the Common Consent Argument have considered traditional interpretations of this argument futile, and instead, have presented a new format of this reasoning that was relying on the common agreement among people in many historical periods in the past, it provides the best explanation of the truth of theism. The present study aims to answer the following questions: Has theism been a collective belief in all human societies during the history? Can we conclude the truth of a belief based on the assumption of some collective consensus over that belief? The results of the study indicate that using empirical independent evidences, the first premise of this argument states that many people in the past and nowadays believe in the existence of some supernatural and sacred Supreme Being or deities. The second premise of this reasoning relying on epistemic Universalism, denotes the likely truth of common religious beliefs among people, although the interpretations of the theory of evolution are considered as a serious competitor against the justification and truth of such beliefs. https://jitp.ut.ac.ir/article_79657_adea3df74807bf8488b94f297363d940.pdf