God and Probability
My object in this paper is to consider what relevance, if any, current analyses of probability have to problems of religious belief. There is no doubt that words such as probable' are used in this context; what is doubtful is that this use can be analysed as other major uses of such words can....
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[1969]
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Religious studies
Year: 1969, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 223-234 |
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| Summary: | My object in this paper is to consider what relevance, if any, current analyses of probability have to problems of religious belief. There is no doubt that words such as probable' are used in this context; what is doubtful is that this use can be analysed as other major uses of such words can. I shall conclude that this use cannot be so analysed and hence, given the preponderance of the other uses that can, that it is misleading. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-901X |
| Reference: | Kritik in "God and Probability (1972)"
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0034412500004248 |