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Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God

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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 11:10 pm (This post was last modified: October 11, 2014 at 11:13 pm by Thumpalumpacus.)
The unfortunate fact is that reality doesn't bow to logic.
(October 11, 2014 at 2:39 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: The trouble with Aristotelian 'proofs' is this: Aristotle maintained that men had more teeth than women. He was married twice, and it never occurred to him to have either wife open her mouth, so he could check.

Boru

Which highlights another problem here -- calling something an "Aristotlean proof" is simply an argument from authority once removed.

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RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by Thumpalumpacus - October 11, 2014 at 11:10 pm

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