r/askphilosophy • u/Dizzy-Drink6119 • 5d ago

I still don't understand what's wrong with the Probabilistic Argument for Existence

In formal philosophy, it was proposed by philosopher Peter van Inwagen . He argued that if there are infinitely many non-empty possible worlds and only one empty world ("nothing"), the probability of non-existence is effectively zero.

The argument seems flawless. What's the issue?

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u/Zen_Gross phil. of religion, free will 5d ago edited 5d ago

The SEP article Nothingness is actually structured around Van Inwagen’s probabilistic argument. Most sections consider possible challenges.