Equal Intrinsic Simplicity Christian TheismNaturalism+ 1 - A Maximally Powerful 2 - Intelligent 3 - And Good 4 - Supernatural Person 5 - Created the universe 6 - For the purpose revealed by Jesus of Nazareth 1 - The universe is factually necessary 2 - No maximally evil supernatural person or persons exist. 3 - No maximally good supernatural person or persons exist. 4 - The universe doesn’t exist for a purpose. 5 - The condition of conscious beings on Earth (animals) is not the result of maximally good or maximally evil persons. 6 - The condition of self-conscious beings (humans) is not the result of maximally good or maximally evil persons.

Naturalism is Self-Defeating  The origin of the universe  Why there is something rather than nothing

Argument From Physical Matter  I gave 3 defeaters that still stand

Argument from Hostile Universe  I gave 6 defeaters that still stand

Argument from Evolution  I gave 3 defeaters that still stand

Argument from Pain and Pleasure  I gave 4 defeaters that still stand

Argument from Flourishing and Languishing  I gave 4 defeaters that still stand

Argument from Triumph and Tragedy  I gave 7 defeaters that still stand

Argument from Mind-Brain Dependence  I gave 3 defeaters that still stand

Argument from Ethical Disagreement  I gave 8 defeaters that still stand

Argument from Divine Hiddenness  I gave 4 defeaters that still stand

Alleged Understated Evidence  So much of our universe is intelligible without any appeal to supernatural agency.  So much of the universe is hostile to life  Embodied moral agents are the result of evolution  The only known moral agents are embodied  Our universe is not teeming with embodied moral agents, including agents much more impressive than humans  Variety and frequency of conditions that severely limit our freedom  Moral responsibility requires libertarian free will  Anti-Creation Argument  Consciousness came from non-consciousness

Kevin’s Case for Christian Theism God is the Best Explanation of: 1-The Origin of the Universe 2-Why Something Rather than Nothing Exists 3-The Applicability of Mathematics 4-The Discoverability of the Universe 5-Embodied Moral Agents plus Fine-Tuning 6-The Connection Between Moral Beliefs and Necessary Moral Truths

Kevin’s Case for Christian Theism God is the Best Explanation of: 7-The Connection Between Necessary Moral Truths and Flourishing 8-The Existence of Self-Awareness 9-The Worthwhileness of Life 10-The Case for the Resurrection 11-The Formational Economy of the Universe 12-The Argument from Evolution