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    But assuming naturalism in order to dismiss the desire as... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Dismissing belief in an afterlife as mere wishful thinking is too hasty and commits the fallacy of begging the question.

    But assuming naturalism in order to dismiss the desire as evidentially irrelevant begs the question against non-naturalistic metaphysical frameworks.

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