A Note on Johnsons A Refutation of Skeptical Theism
In a recent article, David Kyle Johnson has claimed to have provided a refutation of skeptical theism. Johnsons refutation raises several interesting issues. But in this note, I focus on only onean implicit principle Johnson uses in his refutation to update probabilities after receiving new evid...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Netherlands
[2015]
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Sophia
Year: 2015, Volume: 54, Issue: 1, Pages: 35-43 |
RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism NBC Doctrine of God VA Philosophy |
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Conditional probabilities
B Bayes theorem B Skeptical theism B David Kyle Johnson |
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Summary: | In a recent article, David Kyle Johnson has claimed to have provided a refutation of skeptical theism. Johnsons refutation raises several interesting issues. But in this note, I focus on only onean implicit principle Johnson uses in his refutation to update probabilities after receiving new evidence. I argue that this principle is false. Consequently, Johnsons refutation, as it currently stands, is undermined. |
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ISSN: | 1873-930X |
Reference: | Kritik in "Skeptical Theism Remains Refuted (2017)"
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Contains: | Enthalten in: Sophia
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11841-014-0437-x |