Lecture 1: Where Does Faith Come From?

Neurotheology Series by Dr Gasser Hathout. On these series he talks about the neuroscience related to Islam and Quran.

Lecture 1: Where Does Faith Come From?

Is faith innate or acquired? This lecture series begins with this deep philosophical question, starting with the interpretations of verse 172 from Sural Al-'Araf, which have suggested to many scholars that the capacity to recognize God's existence is an innate or in-born human faculty. The philosophical theories of innatism verses the tabula rasa ("blank slate") hypothesis are compared and contrasted.

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