Today Dr. Nevin Climenhaga gives his cumulative case for theism. Buckle up for some juicy philosophy! Like the show? Help it grow! Consider becoming a patron (thanks!): https://www.patreon.com/majestyofreason If you wanna make a one-time donation or tip (thanks!): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/josephcschmid OUTLINE 0:00 Intro 1:47 Probability background 12:30 Excel sheet PROVES God? 18:10 Prior probabilities 36:05 Universe exists 38:45 Fine-tuning for life 1:15:10 Fine-tuning for discoverability 1:20:00 Consciousness and harmony 1:27:47 Religious experience 1:29:12 Miracle reports 1:46:37 Evil 1:58:29 Hiddenness 2:05:50 Posterior odds 2:09:45 Conclusion RESOURCES (1) Our first video, "The ULTIMATE Guide to Probability", https://youtu.be/L4pdun89bvI?si=CbHDZ_OnNWFOVmY_ (2) Nevin's website with links to his papers: https://sites.google.com/site/nevinclimenhaga/ (3) Nevin's paper, "Infinite Value and the Best of All Possible Worlds", https://philpapers.org/archive/CLIIVA.pdf (4) Nevin's paper, "An Unsurpassable World", https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EYUYWyQ-2AAc1AlpxI96kmWVhEFJx65a/view (5) My Bayesianism and Probability playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxRhaLyXxXkb8rVglnylubwR5GBhLLAkQ THE USUAL... Follow the Majesty of Reason podcast! https://open.spotify.com/show/4Nda5uNcGselvKphtKSKvH Join the Discord and chat all things philosophy! https://dsc.gg/majestyofreason My website: https://josephschmid.com My PhilPeople profile: https://philpeople.org/profiles/joseph-schmid