Mary and Fátima: A Modest C-Inductive Argument for Catholicism

C-Inductive arguments are arguments that increase the probability of a hypothesis. In this paper, we offer a C-Inductive argument for the Roman Catholic hypothesis. We specifically argue that one would expect the Miracle of Fátima on Roman Catholicism more so than on alternative hypotheses. Since ou...

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Authors: McNabb, Tyler Dalton ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author) ; Blado, Joseph E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sciendo, De Gruyter [2020]
In: Perichoresis
Year: 2020, Volume: 18, Issue: 5, Pages: 55-65
RelBib Classification:HA Bible
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KDB Roman Catholic Church
NBJ Mariology
VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy
Further subjects:B Swinburne
B Roman Catholicism
B Fátima
B Miracle of the Sun
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Summary:C-Inductive arguments are arguments that increase the probability of a hypothesis. In this paper, we offer a C-Inductive argument for the Roman Catholic hypothesis. We specifically argue that one would expect the Miracle of Fátima on Roman Catholicism more so than on alternative hypotheses. Since our argument draws on confirmation theory, we first give a primer for how confirmation theory works. We then, provide the historical facts surrounding the Miracle of Fátima. We offer up two competing naturalistic explanations that attempt to explain the historical facts, but then, argue that a supernatural explanation is superior. Having established that something miraculous likely occurred at Fátima, we move to argue for the overall thesis of the paper. Finally, we engage several objections to our argument.
ISSN:2284-7308
Contains:Enthalten in: Perichoresis
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2478/perc-2020-0028