Croft, Continued: More Thoughts on Meyer’s Debate with a Skeptic

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I think he’s mistaken my emphasis in the specific car break-in examples I gave, namely that the burglars’ behavior was odd and unpredictable. Source
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God Hypothesis: The Problem of Background Knowledge

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The wet-washcloth sensation of puppy tongue on baby cheeks is part of the baby’s evidence that Puppy exists. Source
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