A theological critique of the fine-tuning argument

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A theological critique of the fine-tuning argument. / Halvorson, Hans.

Knowledge, Belief, and God: New Insights in Religious Epistemology. red. / Matthew A. Benton; John Hawthorne; Dani Rabinowitz. Oxford University Press, 2018. s. 122-135.

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Halvorson, H 2018, A theological critique of the fine-tuning argument. i MA Benton, J Hawthorne & D Rabinowitz (red), Knowledge, Belief, and God: New Insights in Religious Epistemology. Oxford University Press, s. 122-135. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198798705.003.0007

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Halvorson, H. (2018). A theological critique of the fine-tuning argument. I M. A. Benton, J. Hawthorne, & D. Rabinowitz (red.), Knowledge, Belief, and God: New Insights in Religious Epistemology (s. 122-135). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198798705.003.0007

Vancouver

Halvorson H. A theological critique of the fine-tuning argument. I Benton MA, Hawthorne J, Rabinowitz D, red., Knowledge, Belief, and God: New Insights in Religious Epistemology. Oxford University Press. 2018. s. 122-135 https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198798705.003.0007

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Halvorson, Hans. / A theological critique of the fine-tuning argument. Knowledge, Belief, and God: New Insights in Religious Epistemology. red. / Matthew A. Benton ; John Hawthorne ; Dani Rabinowitz. Oxford University Press, 2018. s. 122-135

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