Combining Philosophers
Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Gottfried Leibniz and John Duns Scotus
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28. God / B. Proving God / 1. Proof of God
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Without the principle of sufficient reason, God's existence could not be demonstrated [Leibniz]
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28. God / B. Proving God / 2. Proofs of Reason / a. Ontological Proof
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God's existence is either necessary or impossible [Leibniz, by Scruton]
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The concept of an existing thing must contain more than the concept of a non-existing thing [Leibniz]
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God alone (the Necessary Being) has the privilege that He must exist if He is possible [Leibniz]
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God is the first reason of things; our experiences are contingent, and contain no necessity [Leibniz]
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28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / a. Cosmological Proof
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We can't infer the infinity of God from creation ex nihilo [Duns Scotus, by Dumont]
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Mechanics shows that all motion originates in other motion, so there is a Prime Mover [Leibniz]
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The existence of God, and all metaphysics, follows from the Principle of Sufficient Reason [Leibniz]
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28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / b. Teleological Proof
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If the universe is a perfect agreement of uncommunicating substances, there must be a common source [Leibniz]
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All substances are in harmony, even though separate, so they must have one divine cause [Leibniz]
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The laws of physics are wonderful evidence of an intelligent and free being [Leibniz]
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28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / e. Miracles
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Everything, even miracles, belongs to order [Leibniz]
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Miracles are extraordinary operations by God, but are nevertheless part of his design [Leibniz]
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Allow no more miracles than are necessary [Leibniz]
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