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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Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by Dolorian - October 11, 2014 at 1:50 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by LastPoet - October 11, 2014 at 1:54 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by Jackie - October 28, 2014 at 9:42 am

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by vorlon13 - October 11, 2014 at 2:00 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by downbeatplumb - October 11, 2014 at 2:06 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by genkaus - October 11, 2014 at 2:34 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by Dolorian - October 11, 2014 at 2:50 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 11, 2014 at 2:39 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by Anomalocaris - October 11, 2014 at 3:25 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by vorlon13 - October 11, 2014 at 4:48 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by Alex K - October 11, 2014 at 2:39 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by genkaus - October 11, 2014 at 3:06 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by Dolorian - October 11, 2014 at 10:26 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by Neo-Scholastic - October 11, 2014 at 10:39 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by genkaus - October 11, 2014 at 11:05 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by LastPoet - October 11, 2014 at 3:10 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by Minimalist - October 11, 2014 at 3:14 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by Minimalist - October 11, 2014 at 3:27 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by bennyboy - October 11, 2014 at 8:04 pm

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

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by Mudhammam - October 12, 2014 at 12:23 am

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by HopOnPop - October 12, 2014 at 3:14 am

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by Dolorian - October 12, 2014 at 11:31 am

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RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by Neo-Scholastic - October 13, 2014 at 5:40 pm

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RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by Dolorian - October 13, 2014 at 9:15 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by HopOnPop - October 14, 2014 at 3:18 pm

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RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by HopOnPop - October 16, 2014 at 3:28 am

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by bennyboy - October 16, 2014 at 9:29 am

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by HopOnPop - October 16, 2014 at 2:22 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by bennyboy - October 12, 2014 at 8:30 am

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by Jackie - October 12, 2014 at 6:16 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by genkaus - October 12, 2014 at 6:31 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by Dolorian - October 13, 2014 at 9:44 am

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RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by Neo-Scholastic - October 15, 2014 at 8:37 am

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RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by The Grand Nudger - October 16, 2014 at 9:56 am

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RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by The Grand Nudger - October 16, 2014 at 12:45 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by bennyboy - October 16, 2014 at 8:21 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by HopOnPop - October 16, 2014 at 10:52 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by bennyboy - October 16, 2014 at 11:34 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by The Grand Nudger - October 17, 2014 at 9:25 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by bennyboy - October 27, 2014 at 10:32 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by Cheerful Charlie - October 27, 2014 at 8:44 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by Surgenator - October 27, 2014 at 11:46 pm

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by bennyboy - October 28, 2014 at 12:34 am

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by Surgenator - October 28, 2014 at 12:39 am

RE: Ed Feser's Aristotelian Proof of the Existence of God - by bennyboy - October 28, 2014 at 5:02 am

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