Is there a god? 4: Yes, because of the structure of the world

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What causes Anselm's trouble?
Claiming that god is greater than can be conceived
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The basis of an anti-ontological argument is what?
You cannot reference something you cannot conceive
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What's the problem with ontological arguments?
The lack of persuasiveness
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Teleological arguments:
The structure of the world is such that we can conclude that god exists
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What does it mean that the world is fine-tuned for life?
If the universe was ever so slightly different, in any of a great many ways, then there would be no life
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Deductive reasoning:
determining what must be true, given certain assumptions
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Inductive reasoning:
determining what is likely to be true, given certain assumptions
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Abductive reasoning:
determining what best explains something assumed to be true
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The fine-tuning argument requires...
Abductive reasoning
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Teleological arguments:

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