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    Philo's own concession in Hume's Dialogues is that weakening the analogy to admit multiple gods simultaneously undermines confidence in any theistic inference drawn from that analogy.

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    David Hume(as referenced in the statement)
    An 18th-century Scottish philosopher who argued that our desires and emotions, not reason alone, drive our actions and decisions.
    Hume's Dialogues(as a historical philosophical work)
    A famous philosophical book written by Scottish philosopher David Hume (published after his death in 1779) where different characters debate whether God exists by examining the design of the universe.
    Multiple gods(as a possibility that weakens the argument)
    The idea of many gods rather than just one God—polytheism instead of monotheism.
    Philo(heavily influenced Philo)
    An ancient Jewish philosopher (around 20 BCE–50 CE) who tried to blend Greek philosophy with Jewish religious ideas.
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    (as the conclusion being drawn from an analogy)
    A logical conclusion that God exists based on evidence or reasoning (theistic means relating to belief in God).
    Weakening the analogy(as a philosophical strategy in the debate)
    Making a comparison less convincing or reliable by pointing out where the two things being compared are different or don't match up perfectly.
    analogy(Contrasted with homology, which concerns correspondence due to common ancestry.)
    A relation based on functional similarity between structures, which can occur despite different evolutionary origins.

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