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Fearnone

First cause? someone or something

Does the uncaused thing be nessesary god? Or is it something else that is uncaused? 

Do we have to tell the uncaused thing god or tell something that is uncaused which is not beyond the universe

asked on Tuesday, Jun 29, 2021 02:42:37 AM by Fearnone

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Bo Bennett, PhD writes:

This is a philosophical question. Please try to keep your questions related to fallacies. Sometimes we address philosophical/religious issues in the context of fallacies, but this isn't the proper place to discuss theological arguments.

posted on Tuesday, Jun 29, 2021 06:19:13 AM
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Bo Bennett, PhD writes:
[To Bo Bennett, PhD]

Okay where can I disccus these things?

[ login to reply ] posted on Tuesday, Jun 29, 2021 06:20:39 AM
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Bo Bennett, PhD writes:
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I don't know. I am sure the Internet is full of places.

[ login to reply ] posted on Tuesday, Jun 29, 2021 06:23:19 AM
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Dr. Richard writes:
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That would depend upon whether you want to learn or argue.

[ login to reply ] posted on Tuesday, Jun 29, 2021 01:52:49 PM
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TrappedPrior (RotE) writes:
[To Bo Bennett, PhD]

I think OP is referring to the 'cosmological' argument. As in, "is it fallacious to assert that, because all things have a cause, and the universe did not cause itself, it must have an external cause - which is God."

To OP: that is a standard non sequitur as the universe being caused by something other than itself does not imply any specific cause.

It's like saying: "the car could be any colour, but it must have a colour, therefore it is red." There is no reason why it should be red over any other colour (either logically or empirically).

[ login to reply ] posted on Tuesday, Jun 29, 2021 08:06:28 AM

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