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    Challenges→Even if the evidential argument from evil is sound, its conclusion is not really significant.

    There may be different observations (e.g., experiences that seem to be experiences of a loving deity) that are more likely if theism is true than if the Hypothesis of Indifference is true.

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    hypothesis of indifference(Draper's evidential argument from evil)
    The hypothesis that there is no deity with a particular concern for or against suffering — used as a contrast class against theism when evaluating the probability of observed suffering
    more likely if X is true than if Y is true(the logical comparison being made between different worldviews)
    A comparison of probability—meaning X makes something more probable to happen than Y would.
    observations(the evidence we use to decide between theism and other explanations)
    In this context, specific experiences or events that we notice happening in the world.

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    theism(Distinguished from monotheism as a weaker claim about the number of divine beings.)
    The position that at least one god exists.

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    Finally, rather than attacking the argument itself, one might instead argue that, while it is sound, the conclusion is not really a significant one. For what matters is not whether there is some evidence relative to which it is unlikely that theism is true. What matters is whether theism is improbable relative to our total evidence. But, then, suppose that we introduce some different observations—\(O^*\)—such that it seems plausible that \(O^*\) is more likely to be the case if theism is true that if the Hypothesis of Indifference is true. For example, \(O^*\) might be some proposition abo...

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