The Third Proof of God

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The Third Way: Argument from Possibility and Necessity (Reductio argument)

1. We find in nature things that are possible to be and not to be, that come into being and go out of being i.e., contingent beings.
   
   
2. Assume that every being is a contingent being.
   
   
3. For each contingent being, there is a time it does not exist.
   
   
4. Therefore it is impossible for these always to exist.
   
   
5. Therefore there could have been a time when no things existed.
   
   
6. Therefore at that time there would have been nothing to bring the currently existing contingent beings into existence.
   
   
7. Therefore, nothing would be in existence now.
   
   
8. We have reached an absurd result from assuming that every being is a contingent being.
   
   
9. Therefore not every being is a contingent being.
   
   
10. Therefore some being exists of its own necessity, and does not receive its existence from another being, but rather causes them. This all men speak of as God.
    

 

[Mousterian]

Word salad, that explains it all!

 

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I can't think of a better rebuttal to logic than saying word salad. Bravo.

Are you related to TNHarley per chance?

 

[TNHarley]

I can't think of a better rebuttal to logic than saying word salad. Bravo.

Are you related to TNHarley per chance?

Shouldnt you be posting links? Pretty sure this is plagiarism. Like most of your posts

 

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I can't think of a better rebuttal to logic than saying word salad. Bravo.

Are you related to TNHarley per chance?

Shouldnt you be posting links? Pretty sure this is plagiarism. Like most of your posts

When people have truth on their side, they argue facts.

When people have logic on their side they argue reason.

When they have neither, they do what you are doing.

 

[TNHarley]

I can't think of a better rebuttal to logic than saying word salad. Bravo.

Are you related to TNHarley per chance?

Shouldnt you be posting links? Pretty sure this is plagiarism. Like most of your posts

When people have truth on their side, they argue facts.

When people have logic on their side they argue reason.

When they have neither, they do what you are doing.

 

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Yes, TN, you are beginning to sound like one.