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    Challenges→The probability that there is an omnipotent, omniscient, and morally perfect person must be very low indeed.

    Because the sample space of possible divine reasons is not bounded by human cognition, Bayesian calculations treating unknown rightmakers as low-probability are methodologically ill-formed from the outset.

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    Key Terms

    Bayesian calculations(as used in logic and probability)
    A mathematical method for updating the probability of something being true based on new evidence, named after Thomas Bayes.
    Bounded by human cognition(as used in epistemology)
    Limited by or restricted to what human minds can think about, understand, or know.
    Divine reasons(in philosophy of religion)
    The justifications or explanations that God (or a divine being) might have for doing something, which could be beyond human understanding.
    Low-probability(as used in probability)
    Something that is unlikely to happen or exist; has a small chance of being true.
    Methodologically ill-formed(as used in philosophy of science and logic)

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    Rightmakers(as used in metaethics)
    The underlying facts or reasons that determine whether something is morally right or wrong.
    Sample space(a mathematical concept needed to make fair comparisons)
    In probability and statistics, the complete set of all possible outcomes you're considering; for example, the sample space for a coin flip is 'heads' or 'tails'.

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