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Basil Mitchell

Cited in 2 segments across 2 recordings · 2017 to 2018 · person/person:basil-mitchell

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15 Apr 2018Debunking Myths On: Jinns, Magic, the Evil Eye, and Superstitions How do we know mental illness is not really jinn possession? Mufti Abu Layth answers that an explanation which fits everything, like a child told that cyborgs cause all events, is not thereby true; the jinn have become the Muslim catch-all. Such belief is what Basil Mitchell's parable of the partisan describes, a faith no evidence can shake. Lessonposition checkedjinnBasil Mitchell (philosopher of religion)non-propositional faith machine5 min 14 s28:46on YouTube
20 Sep 2017Debunking Myths On: Jinns, Magic, the Evil Eye, and Superstitions How do we know mental illnesses are not really jinn possessions? A theory that explains everything, like a child's cyborg conspiracy, is not thereby true, and 'the jinn' is such a theory for Muslims. Like Basil Mitchell's partisan who rationalises everything the stranger does, this is non-propositional faith that no evidence can reach. Lessonposition checkedBasil Mitchellnon-propositional faith (Basil Mitchell)Donald Trumpjinn machine5 min 18 s1:19:28on YouTube