Mary and Fátima: A Modest C-Inductive Argument for Catholicism

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 ou...

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Главные авторы: McNabb, Tyler Dalton ca. 20./21. Jh. (Автор) ; Blado, Joseph E. (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Sciendo, De Gruyter [2020]
В: Perichoresis
Год: 2020, Том: 18, Выпуск: 5, Страницы: 55-65
Индексация IxTheo:HA Библия
KAJ Новейшее время
KDB Католическая церковь
NBJ Мариология
VB Герменевтика ; Философия
Другие ключевые слова:B Swinburne
B Roman Catholicism
B Fátima
B Miracle of the Sun
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Итог: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.
ISSN:2284-7308
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Perichoresis
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2478/perc-2020-0028