(July 13, 2019 at 9:08 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote:(July 13, 2019 at 8:21 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: The principle of sufficient reason is compelling enough to illicit concern over the first cause. This doesn't mean one must conclude "God"... but, hey, it asks a pretty good question: Why does all this shit exist? True, "Godidit" is a poor answer. But still. There's an unanswered question floating about.
What about, ‘things exist because there’s no logical alternative’? Or, said another way, ‘existence is necessary.’ Would that qualify as a ‘reason’ according to the PSR?
Yes. That is a perfectly valid way of approaching the PSR. Things that exist, exist because they must exist. It is necessary for them to exist.