TITLE:
A Note on Richard Dawkins’ “Spectrum of Theistic Probabilities”
AUTHORS:
Paul A. Burchett
KEYWORDS:
Richard Dawkins, Bertrand Russell, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Mathematics, Atheism, Pascal’s Wager
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Philosophy,
Vol.13 No.3,
August
3,
2023
ABSTRACT: In this paper, we look at Richard Dawkins’ “Spectrum of Theistic Probabilities” from his book “The God Delusion”. The spectrum is edited to account for a mathematical error by Richard Dawkins. Correcting this oversight leads to 2 new theological positions being discovered. One of these positions is defended in detail. In its defense, we argue against a potential flaw of the position and also list a merit for the position among other arguments for the position. The merit involves a rebuttal for Pascal’s wager found in no other piece of literature.