Wunder's probability objection

被引:1
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作者
Bosse, Richard Brian
机构
[1] Green Valley, AZ
关键词
Evolution; Naturalism; Theism; Paul Draper; Alvin Plantinga; Conditional probability; Contingency;
D O I
10.1007/s11153-017-9634-1
中图分类号
B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ;
摘要
Tyler Andrew Wunder, in his article, "Alvin Plantinga on Paul Draper's evolutionary atheology: implications of theism's non-contingency (Wunder in International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion 74: 67-75 2013)," argues that Plantinga makes a serious error regarding probabilities in his critique of Draper. Properly modified, Wunder believes the argument "works," but only in a trivial sense. This paper argues that Wunder's objection, based on an assumed probability calculus, is merely asserted; whereas, there are other competing axiomatic systems consistent with Plantinga's treatment of probability. As to the modified argument, it is demonstrated that Wunder mistakenly concludes that two key propositions are contradictory. The consequence of this is not that Plantinga's argument "works" in a trivial sense, but rather that the argument becomes incoherent. Lastly, this paper will explore the consequences of both Wunder's and Plantinga's assumptions concerning conditional probability for Draper's evidentiary argument and Plantiga's Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism.
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页码:131 / 142
页数:12
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