A new cosmological argument
We present a valid deductive cosmological argument for the necessary existence of a powerful and intelligent creator of the actual universe. Whereas traditional cosmological arguments had to employ a strong version of the principle of sufficient reason that held that every fact actually has an expla...
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| description | We present a valid deductive cosmological argument for the necessary
existence of a powerful and intelligent creator of the actual universe. Whereas
traditional cosmological arguments had to employ a strong version of the principle
of sufficient reason that held that every fact actually has an explanation, our argument
can make do with the weak version of Duns Scotus according to which every fact
possibly has an explanation. As a result, our argument is less vulnerable to the charge
of begging the question than are these traditional cosmological arguments. |
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