Book contents
- Reason and Religion
- Cambridge Studies in Religion, Philosophy, and Society
- Reason and Religion
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I The Reasonableness of Religious Beliefs
- Part II The Evolution of Religion and Ethics
- Part III Apologetic Strategies Evaluated
- 5 The Decision Tree for Religious Believers
- 6 Natural Theology
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
6 - Natural Theology
from Part III - Apologetic Strategies Evaluated
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 April 2022
Book contents
- Reason and Religion
- Cambridge Studies in Religion, Philosophy, and Society
- Reason and Religion
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I The Reasonableness of Religious Beliefs
- Part II The Evolution of Religion and Ethics
- Part III Apologetic Strategies Evaluated
- 5 The Decision Tree for Religious Believers
- 6 Natural Theology
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
After an overview of natural theology in Western cultures from Aristotle onwards, it is investigated whether the resurrection of natural theology in the works of Richard Swinburne is convincing. Can one conclude by applying Bayesian confirmation theory that given all empirical evidence pro and contra it is more probable than not that there is a God as defined by Swinburne?
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- Reason and ReligionEvaluating and Explaining Belief in Gods, pp. 165 - 188Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022