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- From: m23364@mwunix (James Meritt)
- Subject: Re: Arguments for the existence of God ...
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 21:01:21 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan18.035249.27834@rp.CSIRO.AU> ahaig@rp.CSIRO.AU (Albert Haig) writes:
- }I have decided to put the cat among the pigeons (or maybe it's the pigeon
- }among the cats) and post two traditional arguments for the existence
- }of God. YES I *have* read the FAQs but I don't think either argument is done
- }justice there. I will try to answer responses!
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- New at this, aren't you?
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- }INTRODUCTION: Arguments for the existence of God fall into two general
- }categories.
- Right off the bat you take off on aristotle. with no particular reason.
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- }THE ARGUMENT FROM DESIGN:
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- More an argument from the anthrophomorphic principle. Good thing, too, since
- this particular argument has been tried to death on talk.origins.
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- Doesn't work there, either...
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- }THE `FIRST CAUSE' ARGUMENT:
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- Like Aristotle, right? See no particular reason for there to be a cause, or
- that a "cause" is necessary or even definable.
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