Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P, Prodicus and Anaxagoras
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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 1. God
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Anaxagoras was the first to say that the universe is directed by an intelligence [Anaxagoras, by Cicero]
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When things were unified, Mind set them in order [Anaxagoras]
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28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / b. Teleological Proof
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Past, present and future, and the movements of the heavens, were arranged by Mind [Anaxagoras]
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28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / c. Teleological Proof critique
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People used to think anything helpful to life was a god, as the Egyptians think the Nile a god [Prodicus]
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28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism
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Anaxagoras was charged with impiety for calling the sun a lump of stone [Anaxagoras, by Plutarch]
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Anaxagoras was the first recorded atheist [Anaxagoras, by Watson]
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He denied the existence of the gods, saying they are just exaltations of things useful for life [Prodicus]
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The gods are just personified human benefits [Prodicus]
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