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A priori definition
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Premises that come from experience or prior knowledge of the subject
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A priori-arguments
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Cosmological Argument
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A posteriori--defintion
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Knowledge that contributes to premises that does not come from experience or prior knowledge. Often comes from analysis of data.
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A posteriori--arguments
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Rowe’s teteological Argument
a.Universe resembles a machine b.Machines are product of intelligent design c.The universe is probably a product of ID Paley’s teteological argument a.Biological creatures are teteological systems b.All known cases of teteological systems are artifacts which result from intelligent design. c.Probably the watch is a result of ID |
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Deductive definition
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1.An argument whose conclusion necessarily follows from the given premises.
2.The truth of the premises logically guarantees the truth of the conclusion. |
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Deductive arguments
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Ontological Argument
Problem of Evil |
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Inductive definition
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1.An argument whose conclusion probably follows from the given premises.
2.The truth of the premises makes more likely the truth of the conclusion. |
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Inductive arguments
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-Rowe’s teteological argument
-Free Will Defense |