Rival Gods defined by fewer, mutually consistent attributes (e.g., Aristotle's Unmoved Mover) therefore carry higher probability by virtue of their coherence, not lower probability by virtue of their specificity.
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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.
specificity(Criterion for assessing intrinsic probability)
A property of claims whereby less specific claims have more ways of being true and are therefore more probable; the only uncontroversial criterion of intrinsic probability according to Le Poidevin
unmoved mover(Aristotle's Physics 8; Fârâbî holds there are many such movers, none of which is identical with God)
An eternal cause of motion that is itself not moved, posited by Aristotle as the cause of eternal circular motions in the heavens