The Problems of Philosophy: Introductory ReadingsWilliam P. Alston, Richard B. Brandt |
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... universe is not self - sufficient but ultimately depends for its existence on a being that is self - sufficient . Moreover , it brings out that claim without resting it on any particular conception of the internal structure of the universe ...
... universe is not self - sufficient but ultimately depends for its existence on a being that is self - sufficient . Moreover , it brings out that claim without resting it on any particular conception of the internal structure of the universe ...
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... universe and a house or ship is not strong enough to bear the weight of the argument . 2. There are equally plausible alternative explanations for the presence of design , e.g. , the idea , based on the analogy between the universe and ...
... universe and a house or ship is not strong enough to bear the weight of the argument . 2. There are equally plausible alternative explanations for the presence of design , e.g. , the idea , based on the analogy between the universe and ...
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... universe demands the production of that other fact ? Physical facts simply are or are not ; and neither when present or absent , can they be supposed to make demands . If they do , they can only do so by having desires ; and then they ...
... universe demands the production of that other fact ? Physical facts simply are or are not ; and neither when present or absent , can they be supposed to make demands . If they do , they can only do so by having desires ; and then they ...
Contents
The Inconceivability of Gods Nonexistence | 1 |
From Nature to | 2 |
A Critique of the Argument from Design | 3 |
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