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Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God
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RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God
(October 11, 2014 at 2:34 pm)genkaus Wrote: There is also a lot of equivocation going on along with a host of other logical fallacies every step of the way. All in all, his reasoning sounds all profound and insightful but wouldn't stand up to any serious scrutiny.

Would you mind elaborating a a bit on this, perhaps give an example or two of his fallacies?

Not saying I disagree with you, just would like to hear your perspective.

Feser ends up accepting God as a "brute fact". But why can't the universe itself be that brute fact? Feser in this case appeals to the principle of sufficient reason, asserting that the universe, unlike God, can't be it's own reason for it's existence.
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RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by Dolorian - October 11, 2014 at 2:50 pm

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