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  1. P may be correct it’s the omnipotent God of CT bc its the most simple answer
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  • ocam’s razor
  • Rich Swinburne ( against H ) : existence of an omnipotent God is a BETTER + SIMPLER EXPLANATION bc ‘ simplicity is always best evidence for truth ‘
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  1. evil may be avoidable, in order 4 God to bring abt. good !
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many ways 2 support this : many possibilities 2 why God allows exists

  1. FREE WILL DEFENCE : have freedom 2 choose between highest evil + good means such goodness + evil must exist in the world .
  2. PROCESS THEOLOGY : God = omni benevolent NOT omnipotent
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  1. evolution doesn’t destroy DA bc evolution doesn’t explain itself + compatible w/ belief in God anyway
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RS : evolution explains nada bc it’s regulated by laws of sciences
but WHERE do these laws come from ? RS = GOD

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  1. P draws conclusion that God = metaphysical + transcendent
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  • cannot be anthropomorphic

- would be virtually impossible to complete such a feat from inside anyways

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  1. P’s argument : nature shows intention = EVEN STRONGER when backed by Anthropomorphic Principle
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  • AP : relating 2 humans / 30 + boundary conditions which will need fine tuning ( stickiness of gravity / expansion of Big Bang )
  • odds needed for boundary conditions to be EXACTLY SO = massive / so if this IS only universe, summat MUST have designed it 2 bring abt. intelligent beings such as ourselves
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  1. Its v simple : a simple inductive argument
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  • arguments = inductive ( based on sense experience )

- what we observe is the appearance of design