Natural Theology: epistemological argument: Argument from conceptual schemes

(28) Human knowledge and communication are possible only if (i) the world
exhibits a coherent, relational structure and (ii) human minds possess a
common conceptual scheme which properly reflects that structure (and thus
allows for correspondence between the way the world is and the way we
think it is).
(29) If theism is not the case, then there are no grounds for believing (i) and (ii).
(30) Therefore, if theism is not the case, then there are no grounds for believing
that human knowledge and communication are possible.
(31) There are grounds for believing that human knowledge and communication
are possible.
(32) Therefore, theism is the case

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