(April 18, 2012 at 1:36 am)genkaus Wrote:(April 18, 2012 at 1:04 am)teaearlgreyhot Wrote: Perhaps his nature nature is necessary, just like his existence is? I'm not sure how a real theist might respond to that, but I see your point.
Necessity implies existence of a more basic premise that decrees it.
So, are you saying that everything is contingent and nothing is necessary? I might agree with you, but I can't comprehend the possibility of an infinite number of contingencies.
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"The lord doesn't work in mysterious ways, but in ways that are indistinguishable from his nonexistence."
-- George Yorgo Veenhuyzen quoted by John W. Loftus in The End of Christianity (p. 103).
"The lord doesn't work in mysterious ways, but in ways that are indistinguishable from his nonexistence."
-- George Yorgo Veenhuyzen quoted by John W. Loftus in The End of Christianity (p. 103).