Skip to content
Carmelics
TopicsThinkersChangesContributorsLoading account…

    Carmelics

    A reasoning platform. Break down any belief into clear reasons, explore both sides, and weigh the evidence honestly.

    Navigate

    • Topics
    • Search
    • Recent Changes
    • Contribute
    • How It Works
    • Glossary
    • Thinkers
    • Contributors
    • About
    • Statistics
    • Terms
    • Privacy

    Database

    Statements
    —
    Perspectives
    —
    Topics
    —

    Press ? for keyboard shortcuts

    LoyalLoyalJusticeJustice
    Made withinDC&Austin
    Statements
    321,452
    Perspectives
    108,905
    Topics
    42
    David Johnson — Carmelics
    Thinkers/David Johnson
    DJ

    David Johnson

    contemporaryAnalytic Philosophy of Religion

    David Johnson is a contemporary philosopher working in the philosophy of religion and epistemology. He has contributed to debates surrounding probabilistic arguments in natural theology, particularly examining the evidential conditions under which such arguments carry philosophical weight.

    Notable Achievements

    1

    Argued that probabilistic arguments in natural theology are only cogent when grounded in the totality of relevant available evidence

    2

    Contributed to epistemological scrutiny of evidential arguments concerning theism

    3

    Engaged with debates on the proper use of probability theory in metaphysical and theological contexts

    Positions & Arguments(1)

    Natural Theology

    claim

    The objection that probabilistic arguments are only of interest when founded on all relevant available evidence is not a legitimate objection against confirmatory probabilistic arguments

    At a Glance

    Ideas

    1

    Topics

    1

    Era

    contemporary

    Tradition

    Analytic Philosophy of Religion

    Topic Influence

    Natural Theology1

    Related Thinkers

    David Hume1 sharedRichard Swinburne1 shared
    Adams
    1 shared
    Adolf Grünbaum1 shared
    Baruch Spinoza1 shared
    Bertrand Russell1 shared
    Ernan McMullin1 shared
    F. H. Bradley1 shared

    Dive Deeper

    Explore Natural Theology→