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    Challenges→The existence of God is more probable than not (P-inductive cumulative case)

    When multiple weak arguments each fail to independently establish their conclusion, their conjunction does not exceed the probability threshold—Mackie's 'accumulation of failures' objection applies.

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    Key Terms

    Conclusion(Output of an Argument; may be singular (C) or plural (C1, C2, etc.))
    A logically interconnected result produced by an Argument within a Deduction
    Independently establish(in logic)
    To prove or support something on your own, without needing help from other arguments or evidence.
    J.L. Mackie(as a philosopher referenced by name)
    A 20th-century philosopher who wrote influential work on the problem of evil, arguing that God's existence is logically incompatible with the existence of suffering in the world.
    Mackie's 'accumulation of failures' objection(in philosophy of logic and argumentation)
    A criticism by philosopher J.L. Mackie arguing that piling up multiple failed arguments doesn't suddenly make them work—many weak things don't add up to one strong thing.

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    Probability threshold(in epistemology (the study of knowledge))
    A minimum level of likelihood or certainty needed to reasonably believe something is true.
    Weak arguments(in logic and reasoning)
    Arguments that provide some support for a conclusion but aren't strong enough on their own to convince someone it's true.
    conjunction(Argument about atomic parthood via directional contact)
    The coming together or contact of atoms from different directions, used to test whether atoms have spatial parts.

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