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Do your beliefs imply a Necessary being exists?

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Do your beliefs imply a Necessary being exists?
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RE: Do your beliefs imply a Necessary being exists?
August 13, 2012 at 5:24 pm (This post was last modified: August 13, 2012 at 5:26 pm by Jackalope.)
Indeed. I have been wondering why it must be a necessary being rather than a necessary entity. The former to me implies that the speaker wants the reader to see the NB as something with intelligence/sentience, and the latter does not. Given the author's other work, I do not think this is an unreasonable implication.

While the argument may or may not be valid (I don't really care to delve into it that deeply), the language chosen reeks of sophistry.

Alas, as it appears that Mr. Rasmussen only was online here long enough to peck out his response, I do not expect to hear back from him.
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RE: Do your beliefs imply a Necessary being exists? - by Jackalope - August 13, 2012 at 5:24 pm

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