Paul Draper
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Paul Draper is an American philosopher of religion known for his influential work on the problem of evil and evidential arguments against theism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American philosopher
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person ⓘ philosopher ⓘ philosopher of religion ⓘ |
| areaOfDebate |
existence of God
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problem of evil ⓘ rationality of theism ⓘ religious epistemology ⓘ skeptical theism ⓘ |
| century |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| field |
epistemology of religion
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philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
philosophy
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religious studies ⓘ |
| hasNotability |
arguments against theism based on empirical evidence
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contributions to contemporary philosophy of religion ⓘ problem of evil scholarship ⓘ |
| hasView |
religious belief should be evaluated using the tools of analytic philosophy
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skeptical theism can undercut certain evidential arguments from evil ⓘ the facts about pain and pleasure are evidence favoring naturalism over theism ⓘ the problem of evil is primarily evidential rather than logical ⓘ theism and naturalism should be compared using Bayesian confirmation theory ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bayesian approaches to arguments about God
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analytic philosophy of religion ⓘ contemporary debates on the evidential problem of evil ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Bayesian approaches to theism and naturalism
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defense of skeptical theism ⓘ evidential arguments from evil against theism ⓘ hypothesis of indifference ⓘ pain and pleasure evidential argument from evil ⓘ work on religious epistemology ⓘ work on the problem of evil ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
Bayesian comparison of theism and naturalism
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evidential argument from pain and pleasure ⓘ hypothesis of indifference ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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university professor ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousStance | non-theist ⓘ |
| writesIn | English ⓘ |
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