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Is Christianity compatible with Objective Bayesian Epistemology?
Can belief in God, miracles, angels, demons, the resurrection, souls, an afterlife, and similar doctrines be justified within the framework of Objective Bayesian Epistemology?
All those things* can ...
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Is Christianity compatible with Objective Bayesian Epistemology?
Bayesian theory... The formula is "P(A|B)=P(B|A)P(A)/P(B)" (I'm not getting into that, but see here for equations and reasoning)
Well I assume the works of those who find this work from ...
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Is Christianity compatible with Objective Bayesian Epistemology?
That sounds entirely antithetical to the principles of Christian faith, because the first principle is faith, which can be described in epistemological terms as a very strong "prior" meant ...
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If every denomination is skeptical of every other denomination, why shouldn't non-Christian outside observers be skeptical of all denominations?
Yes, if denminations are sceptical of each other, it would probably be true that outsiders would also be sceptcal. But I am not convinced that all denominations are sceptical of each other. I do not ...
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If every denomination is skeptical of every other denomination, why shouldn't non-Christian outside observers be skeptical of all denominations?
This "frame challenge" answer may not be what you want, but I hope it's helpful to highlight the fundamental difference between "progress" in theology vs. "progress" in ...
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If every denomination is skeptical of every other denomination, why shouldn't non-Christian outside observers be skeptical of all denominations?
Hilariously, you are liable to receive different answers from different denominations and theological schools.
With just a brief scan of Lakatos' programme I suggest that, to a very large degree (and ...
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