2009/04/17 by Timothy McGrew, Lydia McGrew · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Mathematics · #Biblical Studies and Interpretation #Miracle #Wonder #Argument (complex analysis) #Philosophy #Epistemology #Bayes' theorem #Maxim #Salient #Bayesian probability #Mathematics #Law #Theology #Political science #Statistics
paper · doi:10.1002/9781444308334.ch11
openalex publication_date 2009/04/17 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Goal and Scope of the Argument The Concept of a Miracle Textual Assumptions Background Facts: Death and Burial The Salient Facts: W, D, and P Probabilistic Cumulative Case Arguments: Nature and Structure The Testimony of the Women: Bayes Factor Analysis The Testimony of the Disciples: Bayes Factor Analysis The Conversion of Paul: Bayes Factor Analysis The Collective Force of the Salient Facts Independence Hume's Maxim and Worldview Worries Plantinga's Principle of Dwindling Probabilities Knavery, Folly, and the Love of Wonder Conclusion References