Arguments which use reasoning in which the premises seek to supply strong evidence for the truth of the conclusion. Inductive arguments are probabilistic. They can be used to argue from what we can see in the world back to its supposed cause.
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Premise
A proposition that supports, or helps support, a conclusion.
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Natural Theology
The view that questions about God's existence, nature and attributes can be answered without referring to scriptures or to any other form of special revelation, by using reason, science, history and observation.
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Analogy
An analogy is an inference where information or meaning is transferred from one subject to another based on similarities or comparison
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Telelogical
The teleological argument for the existence of God seeks to show that we can perceive evidence of deliberate design in the natural world.
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Anthropomorphism
The habit of attributing human form or ideas to beings other than humans, particularly to gods and animals. The adjective is 'antropomorphic'
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Anthropic Principle
The principle that there is a direct link between our observations of the universe and the boundary of conditions which brought it to existence. The boundary of conditions ( also known as the cosmological constants) had to be fine-tuned by God, otherwise, intelligent life could never have developed: it is no accident we are here.
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