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Single Idea 19417

[from 'Principle of Life and Plastic Natures' by Gottfried Leibniz, in 28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / b. Teleological Proof ]

Full Idea

My system of Pre-established Harmony furnishes a new proof of God's existence, since it is manifest that the agreement of so many substances, of which the one has no influence upon the other, could only come from a general cause on which they all depend.

Gist of Idea

All substances are in harmony, even though separate, so they must have one divine cause

Source

Gottfried Leibniz (Principle of Life and Plastic Natures [1705], p.192)

Book Reference

Leibniz,Gottfried: 'Leibniz Selections', ed/tr. Wiener,Philip P. [Scribners 1951], p.192


A Reaction

Adjacent harmony seems self-explanatory, but remote harmony is interesting evidence for God. Hence modern quantum non-locality should make us all wonder whether there is a deeper explanation.