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    If the theist's case for omnipotence and perfect goodness... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→The sceptic does not need to prove that God cannot exist on the basis of evil in the world.

    If the theist's case for omnipotence and perfect goodness draws on modal intuitions, religious experience, and fine-tuning arguments, showing the creation-inference fails leaves the positive case largely intact.

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    Key Terms

    Creation-inference(a specific argument being challenged in this statement)
    The logical argument that the universe's existence proves that God created it.
    Fine-tuning arguments(a third line of evidence the theist uses)
    The idea that the universe's constants and conditions are so precisely balanced for life that this suggests an intelligent designer created it.
    Modal intuitions(evidence the theist relies on to support their case)
    Our gut feelings about what's possible, impossible, or necessary in the world.
    Theist(describes the person making the argument about God)
    Someone who believes that God (or gods) exists.
    omnipotence(Bruno's theological framework)

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    God's primary attribute as designated by the Apostles' Creed, entailing that all possibilities are actualized
    perfect goodness(Disambiguation clarifying that perfect goodness in this context means moral goodness specifically, not goodness in some other sense)
    Perfect moral goodness, understood as a perfection attributed to an absolutely perfect being
    religious experience(as used in philosophy of religion)
    A personal encounter or moment that someone interprets as connecting them to God or the sacred—like feeling God's presence, having a vision, or experiencing a sense of the divine.

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