(January 26, 2024 at 3:03 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Things don't just spontaneously come into existence.I agree that things don’t just spontaneously come into existence. So, where do they come from?
(January 26, 2024 at 3:03 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Therefore gods came from something.I think the point from philosophy is that “god” is not a “thing.” Otherwise, (I’ll try to get this right) what you have is an infinite regression, which is not (right phrase?) logically consistent.
They define “god” as that non-material source of things which exist. (My words without looking it up.)