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    It is not the case that The sceptic does not need to prove that God cannot exist on the basis of evil in the world.

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    Reasons For

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    • 1.Shifting the burden to the theist's proof still requires the sceptic to establish a baseline expectation of what a good God's creation would look like.
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    • 2.Without such a baseline, the sceptic cannot demonstrate that the theist's inference from creation to divine goodness fails rather than merely underdetermines.
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    • 3.Alston and Wykstra argue that human cognitive limitations prevent any reliable judgment that a good God would have created differently, neutralizing the sceptic's evidential standard.
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    • 1.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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    • 2.If the theist's case for omnipotence and perfect goodness draws on modal intuitions, religious experience, and fine-tuning arguments, showing the creation-inference fails leaves the positive case largely intact.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.It is sufficient for the sceptic to show that the theist is unable to prove God's attributes of infinite power and goodness given the evidence of creation.
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    • 2.Showing that the theist's positive case fails is a weaker and more achievable burden than proving God's non-existence.
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