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100 1 $aBartholomew, David J.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50023797
245 10 $aUncertain belief :$bis it rational to be a Christian? /$cDavid J. Bartholomew.
260 $aNew York :$bClarendon Press,$c1996.
263 $a9601
300 $avii, 289 pages ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [270]-275) and index.
505 00 $g1.$tCertainty and Uncertainty --$g2.$tThe Logic of Uncertainty --$g3.$tThe Credibility Barrier --$g4.$tMiracles --$g5.$tThe Paranormal --$g6.$tIs God's Existence Probable? --$g7.$tThe Bible --$g8.$tBelief and Behaviour --$g9.$tAim and Achievement.
520 $aThe certainties which underpinned Christian belief have crumbled in a world where science sets the standard of what is true. A rational case for belief must therefore be constructed out of uncertainties. Probability theory provides the tools for measuring and combining uncertainties and is thus the key to progress. This book examines four much debated topics where the logic of uncertain reference can be brought to bear. These are: miracles, the paranormal, God's existence, and the Bible.
520 8 $aGiven the great diversity of evidence, it is not surprising that opposite conclusions have been drawn by supposedly rational people. An assessment of the state of the argument from a probabilistic perspective is overdue. In this book Professor Bartholomew examines and refutes some of the more extravagant claims, evaluates the weight of some of the quantitative evidence, and provides an answer to the fundamental question: can a rational person be a Christian?
650 0 $aApologetics.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006028
650 0 $aGod$xProof.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85055549
650 0 $aProbabilities.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85107090
650 0 $aUncertainty.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139563
650 0 $aFaith and reason$xChristianity.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008103485
852 00 $boff,glx$hBT1102$i.B315 1996