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Berkeley's argument for the existence of God

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Berkeley's argument for the existence of God
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RE: Berkeley's argument for the existence of God
March 29, 2018 at 4:19 pm
Okay, I'll lay my cards on the table. Berkeley's mistake is that he considers thoughts as what is known; whereas, thoughts are actually the means by which we know. For example, someone can know about an apple but the thoughts by which he knows about the apple are not the apple itself.
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RE: Berkeley's argument for the existence of God - by Neo-Scholastic - March 29, 2018 at 4:19 pm

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