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    It is not the case that Inference to the best explanation, by contrast, does not require exhaustive enumeration of alternatives and is therefore less vulnerable to the skeptical theist's scope objection.

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    • 1.Scope objection remains: without considering divine alternatives, IBE may miss genuinely superior explanations for evil's existence.
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    • 2.IBE's comparative advantage (not requiring exhaustion) doesn't address whether we've examined theistically relevant alternatives at all.
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    • 3.Dismissing scope concerns as impractical merely sidesteps the substantive question of whether our comparison set is adequately broad.
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    • 1.Exhaustive enumeration of alternatives is often practically impossible, making it an unreasonable epistemic standard for inference.
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    • 2.IBE can identify the best explanation among relevant candidates without cataloging every conceivable alternative explanation.
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    • 3.Skeptical theists who demand exhaustive alternatives commit to an impossible standard that undermines most ordinary reasoning practices.
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