Divine hiddenness: An evidential argument

Philosophical Perspectives 35 (1):5-22 (2021)
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This paper presents and examines the argument from divine hiddenness as an evidential argument. It argues that a key thought that motivates the argument, namely, that it's surprising that God's existence is not more obvious, does not alone secure the conclusion that divine hiddenness is evidence against God. The evidential problem of divine hiddenness is illustrated using Bayesian models.

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Pointless Atheism.Perry Hendricks - forthcoming - Religious Studies.
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