Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Melvin Fitting, Michael Smith and Isaac Newton

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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 3. Divine Perfections

17025	If a perfect being does not rule the cosmos, it is not God [Newton]
	Full Idea: A being, however perfect, without dominion is not the Lord God.
	From: Isaac Newton (Principia Mathematica [1687], Bk 3 Gen Schol)

28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / b. Teleological Proof

17024	The elegance of the solar system requires a powerful intellect as designer [Newton]
	Full Idea: This most elegant system of the sun, planets, and comets could not have arisen without the design and dominion of an intelligent and powerful being.
	From: Isaac Newton (Principia Mathematica [1687], Bk 3 Gen Schol)