Ockham on the Side of the Angels: Why a Classical Theist Shouldn't be Moved by Oppy's Argument from Simplicity

A common argument put forth by naturalists (including the prominent philosopher Graham Oppy) in support of naturalism as a worldview over theism, is to claim that simpler hypothesis. Theism posits existence everything does, plus theistic realm. Thus, all things being equal, via Ockham's Razor, should be preferred theism. In this essay, we argue Classical Theist need not worry about naturalist's Simplicity argument. Specifically, that, one holding scholastic metaphysics (i.e., potency-act distinction, participatory metaphysics, and existence-in-degree), end, will with worldview.