Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
04-14-2009, 12:39 PM
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Indeed, but I would not have said that the...
Indeed, but I would not have said that the current state of the universe is necessary. At perhaps the very most I'd say that the existence of the Universe is necessary (or at least cannot be proven...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
04-14-2009, 11:08 AM
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Essentially my problem is this: his argument...
Essentially my problem is this: his argument relies on the contingency of the Universe. It basically says that because he can conceive of the universe's non-existence, it must be contingent. But the...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
04-14-2009, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 40
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I see what you mean, but essentially the...
I see what you mean, but essentially the explanation for his existence would be that he is necessary. I'm merely replying to you with the answers I already got from him, since I followed the same...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
04-14-2009, 10:54 AM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
04-14-2009, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 40
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Cosmological Argument for God
Recently I debated a Christian that employed the following argument. It seems to be quite popular these days (Dr. William Lane Craig used a similar one against Christopher Hitchens recently):
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