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why things are rather than not...and necessary existence
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RE: why things are rather than not...and necessary existence
Well here is the thing with non-ultimate things. Why would it be one number as opposed to another? For example. Let's say gazillion quarks exist. You may wonder why not more, why not less. Also the size of the thing, the number assigned, the properties, they aren't all necessary.

But when it comes to ultimate existence and being necessary, you don't question, why not more, why not less, because he has to be ultimate existence. The same cannot be said about finite existence.

Therefore we seek an explanation as to why things are such and such amount, or such and such size, and I don't think "it just is" goes without our intuition. Nothing is just is without reason.
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RE: why things are rather than not...and necessary existence - by MysticKnight - June 20, 2012 at 12:13 am

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