Kant And Theology (philosophy And Theology) -

Just because everything in our world has a cause doesn't mean we can jump to a "First Cause" outside our world.

We feel a "Categorical Imperative"—a duty to do what is right. Kant and Theology (Philosophy and Theology)

If Kant had stopped there, he would be remembered as a simple atheist or agnostic. But he famously wrote, "I have found it necessary to deny knowledge, in order to make room for faith." Just because everything in our world has a

In his later work, Religion Within the Boundaries of Mere Reason , Kant took a psychological turn. He explored the idea of "Radical Evil"—the innate human tendency to prioritize our own desires over the moral law. But he famously wrote, "I have found it

Here is how Kant dismantled traditional theology, only to rebuild it on an entirely new foundation.

God, by definition, is "noumenal"—existing outside of space, time, and sensory experience. Therefore, Kant argued, the human brain is literally not wired to "know" God. He systematically took apart the classic proofs: