RT Article
T1 Mary and Fátima: A Modest C-Inductive Argument for Catholicism
JF Perichoresis
VO 18
IS 5
SP 55
OP 65
A1 McNabb, Tyler Dalton ca. 20./21. Jh.
A1 Blado, Joseph E.
LA English
PB Sciendo, De Gruyter
YR 2020
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1727546954
AB C-Inductive arguments are arguments that increase the probability of a hypothesis. In this paper, we offer a C-Inductive argument for the Roman Catholic hypothesis. We specifically argue that one would expect the Miracle of Fátima on Roman Catholicism more so than on alternative hypotheses. Since our argument draws on confirmation theory, we first give a primer for how confirmation theory works. We then, provide the historical facts surrounding the Miracle of Fátima. We offer up two competing naturalistic explanations that attempt to explain the historical facts, but then, argue that a supernatural explanation is superior. Having established that something miraculous likely occurred at Fátima, we move to argue for the overall thesis of the paper. Finally, we engage several objections to our argument.
K1 Swinburne
K1 Miracle of the Sun
K1 Roman Catholicism
K1 Fátima
DO 10.2478/perc-2020-0028