Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Hermarchus, Gottfried Leibniz and Michael Hallett

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28. God / B. Proving God / 1. Proof of God
19328 Without the principle of sufficient reason, God's existence could not be demonstrated [Leibniz]
28. God / B. Proving God / 2. Proofs of Reason / a. Ontological Proof
3889 God's existence is either necessary or impossible [Leibniz, by Scruton]
19325 God is the first reason of things; our experiences are contingent, and contain no necessity [Leibniz]
2116 The concept of an existing thing must contain more than the concept of a non-existing thing [Leibniz]
2113 God alone (the Necessary Being) has the privilege that He must exist if He is possible [Leibniz]
28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / a. Cosmological Proof
2099 The existence of God, and all metaphysics, follows from the Principle of Sufficient Reason [Leibniz]
19418 Mechanics shows that all motion originates in other motion, so there is a Prime Mover [Leibniz]
28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / b. Teleological Proof
19417 All substances are in harmony, even though separate, so they must have one divine cause [Leibniz]
19329 The laws of physics are wonderful evidence of an intelligent and free being [Leibniz]
2595 If the universe is a perfect agreement of uncommunicating substances, there must be a common source [Leibniz]
28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / e. Miracles
12909 Everything, even miracles, belongs to order [Leibniz]
12784 Allow no more miracles than are necessary [Leibniz]
5030 Miracles are extraordinary operations by God, but are nevertheless part of his design [Leibniz]