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| 5042 | For every event it is possible for an omniscient being to give a reason for its occurrence |
| Full Idea: Nothing ever takes place without its being possible for one who knew everything to give some reason why it should have happened rather than not. | |||
| From: Gottfried Leibniz (Letter on Freedom [1689], p.112) | |||
| A reaction: Presumably there will be GOOD reason why genocide occurs. Note that there is a reason for every 'event'. Is there a reason for every truth? Presumably not, or there would have to be reasons for self-evident truths. |