The Miracle of Theism
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The Miracle of Theism is a 1982 philosophical work by J. L. Mackie that offers a rigorous, critical examination of arguments for and against the existence of God from an atheistic perspective.
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21475292 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Miracle of Theism Context triple: [J. L. Mackie, notableWork, The Miracle of Theism]
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The Trial of Theism
The Trial of Theism is a 19th-century freethought work by secularist writer George Holyoake that critically examines and challenges the rational basis of religious theism.
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The Coherence of Theism
The Coherence of Theism is a major work of analytic philosophy of religion in which Richard Swinburne rigorously examines whether the central claims of traditional theism are logically consistent and intelligible.
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The Case for God
The Case for God is a 2009 book by religious historian Karen Armstrong that explores the history of religious thought and argues for a more nuanced, experiential understanding of God beyond rigid dogma and atheistic critiques.
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The Analytic Theist
The Analytic Theist is a collection of essays and interviews by philosopher Alvin Plantinga that explores and defends the rationality of theistic belief using tools of contemporary analytic philosophy.
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E.
The Existence of God
The Existence of God is a major work of analytic philosophy of religion in which Richard Swinburne presents a detailed, probabilistic argument for the rationality of believing in God’s existence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Miracle of Theism Target entity description: The Miracle of Theism is a 1982 philosophical work by J. L. Mackie that offers a rigorous, critical examination of arguments for and against the existence of God from an atheistic perspective.
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A.
The Trial of Theism
The Trial of Theism is a 19th-century freethought work by secularist writer George Holyoake that critically examines and challenges the rational basis of religious theism.
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B.
The Coherence of Theism
The Coherence of Theism is a major work of analytic philosophy of religion in which Richard Swinburne rigorously examines whether the central claims of traditional theism are logically consistent and intelligible.
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C.
The Case for God
The Case for God is a 2009 book by religious historian Karen Armstrong that explores the history of religious thought and argues for a more nuanced, experiential understanding of God beyond rigid dogma and atheistic critiques.
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D.
The Analytic Theist
The Analytic Theist is a collection of essays and interviews by philosopher Alvin Plantinga that explores and defends the rationality of theistic belief using tools of contemporary analytic philosophy.
-
E.
The Existence of God
The Existence of God is a major work of analytic philosophy of religion in which Richard Swinburne presents a detailed, probabilistic argument for the rationality of believing in God’s existence.
- F. None of above. chosen
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