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    It is not the case that Alvin Plantinga and other Reformed epistemologists argue that salvific knowledge requires properly functioning cognitive faculties oriented toward specifically Christian revelation.

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    • 1.The claim privileges Christian revelation without explaining why Muslim, Hindu, or Buddhist practitioners report equally vivid experiences of the divine.
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    • 2.Defining 'proper function' theologically rather than empirically makes the view circular—it assumes Christian truth to justify Christian knowledge.
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    • 3.Many epistemically virtuous non-Christians with well-functioning rational faculties reject Christian revelation, suggesting orientation toward it isn't necessary for knowledge.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Humans have cognitive faculties (sensus divinitatis) naturally oriented toward detecting divine reality, analogous to perceptual faculties.
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    • 2.Sin damages these faculties, requiring restoration through Christian revelation to reliably access salvific knowledge.
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    • 3.Properly functioning faculties in their designed context form a justified basis for belief, without requiring independent philosophical argument.
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