Swinburne's cumulative-case theism holds that divine attributes are confirmed by the total evidence set, not by creation alone, making piecemeal refutation of the inference insufficient.

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Cumulative-case theism(Swinburne's main approach to arguing for God): An argument for God's existence that builds on many pieces of evidence together (like building a case in court with multiple witnesses) rather than relying on just one big proof.
Piecemeal refutation(a way someone might try to criticize Swinburne's argument): Attacking an argument by poking holes in one piece at a time, rather than dismantling the whole thing at once.
Swinburne(in philosophy of religion): Richard Swinburne, a famous British philosopher who wrote about God, religion, and the problem of evil—he argued that God's existence can be rationally defended despite the existence of evil in the world.
Total evidence set(the complete body of information being used to evaluate the case): All the facts and observations we have available—everything we can point to when making an argument.
divine attributes(as used in philosophy of religion): Qualities or characteristics traditionally said to belong to God, such as being all-knowing, all-powerful, or loving.
inference(Nyāya epistemology): A component of epistemology in Nyāya philosophy; a veritable inference yields knowledge about the world and must have premises that are themselves known

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