Ep #13: Why Religious Explanations are Bad Explanations

Discusses the features which an explanation must possess to be a "good" explanation, and whether or not religious explanations - whether or not they might be said to be "true" - could ever be counted as good explanations.

Chapters:

0:00 Introduction: What makes a good explanation?

5:37 Is It Fair to Judge Religious Explanations Against Scientific Ones?

13:09 Dawes' Six Features of Good Explanations

15:36 1. Testability

38:13 2. Compatibility With Background Knowledge

47:48 3. Past Explanatory Success

55:39 4. Simplicity

1:31:47 5. Ontological Economy

1:46:10 6. Informativeness

2:10:53 Conclusion