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    Even if a defensive story has some probability relative t... — Carmelics
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    Supports→A defense against the problem of evil does not require a story that can be shown to be likely true; it only requires a story that, for all we know, is not unlikely.

    Even if a defensive story has some probability relative to our evidential base, we may not be able to determine what that probability is, or even any reasonably delimited range in which it falls.

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    Evidential base(as what hypotheses go beyond)
    The collection of facts, observations, or evidence you start with before drawing any conclusions.
    defensive story(as used in epistemology (the study of knowledge))
    An explanation or narrative that someone creates to defend or protect a belief, idea, or action against criticism or doubt.
    delimited range(as used in logic and epistemology)
    A specific, clearly defined boundary or set of limits—like saying a probability falls somewhere between 30% and 50%, rather than being completely unknown.

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    probability(as used in mathematics and logic)
    A number between 0 and 1 that describes how likely something is to happen; 0.5 means 50% chance, 1 means certain, 0 means impossible.

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    The fundamental idea, accordingly, is that the way to determine whether the inductive step that lies at the heart of the evidential argument from evil is sound is by bringing serious inductive logic—understood as a theory of logical probability—to bear upon the question.

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