Since Antony Flew wrote his little parable of the invisible gardener sixty years ago, countless atheists have claimed that theism is discredited by the advance of science, to wit, as science keeps advancing so God keeps retreating. The story begins by assuming the most facile possible conception of theistic supernaturalism, viz. one in which God is the […]
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Beavers, Beaver-like Creatures, and Ad hoc hypotheses
Ray Ingles asks: “Part of the point of the multiverse hypothesis is that explains the same things as a God’s supposed to, in an entirely different way. How do you pick between a God and a multiverse, anyway?” Ray, I’m really glad you asked. Let’s say that there are two boy scouts in the woods […]
