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... Existence of God Can the existence of God be demonstrated or made probable by argument ? The de- bate between those who believe that reason can demonstrate that God exists and those who do not has an ancient lineage , going back to ...
... Existence of God Can the existence of God be demonstrated or made probable by argument ? The de- bate between those who believe that reason can demonstrate that God exists and those who do not has an ancient lineage , going back to ...
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... existence of God ? Can God's existence be proved ? Why or why not ? 4. What is the wager Pascal advocates , and how does he calculate the cost - benefit ratio ? Reprinted from Blaise Pascal , Thoughts , translated by W. F. Trotter ( New ...
... existence of God ? Can God's existence be proved ? Why or why not ? 4. What is the wager Pascal advocates , and how does he calculate the cost - benefit ratio ? Reprinted from Blaise Pascal , Thoughts , translated by W. F. Trotter ( New ...
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... existence we perceive , or dream that we perceive , by our senses ; this certainty is as great as our happiness or misery , beyond which we have no concern- ment to know or to be . So that , I think , we may add to the two former sorts ...
... existence we perceive , or dream that we perceive , by our senses ; this certainty is as great as our happiness or misery , beyond which we have no concern- ment to know or to be . So that , I think , we may add to the two former sorts ...
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Socratic Wisdom 2 Bertrand Russell The Value of Philosophy Suggestions for Further Reading Part II Philosophy of Religion Introduction Can we pr... | 1 |
A Critique of the Cosmological Argument | 2 |
The Watch and the Watchmaker | 3 |
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