- P(D)(Bayesian formulation of the fine-tuning argument)
- The prior probability assigned to the design hypothesis, i.e., the hypothesis that the universe was designed
- Proponents(referring to the philosophers who believed in British idealism)
- People who support or advocate for a particular idea, theory, or movement.
- Ur-prior(as used in philosophy of probability)
- An 'original' or foundational prior belief that everyone supposedly shares as a starting point; 'ur' is a German prefix meaning 'original' or 'primordial.'
- a priori(Frege treats 'analytic' as entailing 'a priori' for arithmetic.)
- Knowable independently of empirical experience; here treated as a consequence of analyticity.
- design argument(Natural theology, 17th–18th century)
- An a posteriori argument that infers the existence of a divine designer from observed features of nature, such as its orderly and elegant physical laws
- fine-tuning argument(Cosmological fine-tuning; expansion speed of the universe as the parameter under discussion)
- A theistic argument that infers a designer from the observation that the physical constants and initial conditions of the universe fall within a narrow life-permitting range, on the grounds that this outcome is improbable under the hypothesis of no designer.
- ontological argument(Described as an early and now-canonical formulation found in Anselm's Proslogion.)
- An argument that seeks to demonstrate God's existence from the concept or definition of God alone, without appeal to empirical evidence.