tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post2444341211244253402..comments2024-03-28T12:34:14.649-07:00Comments on dangerous idea: Aquinas's Critique of the Argument from the Actual InfiniteVictor Repperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10962948073162156902noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-63847458985356186292011-04-08T20:57:49.668-07:002011-04-08T20:57:49.668-07:00This is a read that will resonate with me, but in ...This is a read that will resonate with me, but in regards to this:<br /><br />"Therefore it is impossible to show that it is <i>necessary</i> for the world to have a beginning,<b> and therefore to demonstrate that it did</b>." <br /><br />(bold emphasis mine).<br /><br />I don't quite see how the latter part of the statement (the portion after the comma)follows from the former. <br /><br />I would think there is a <i>degree</i> of demonstration (e.g. evidence based) that is possible, even if the thing to be demonstrated cannot be shown to be/ does not fall under the category of a necessary truth. <br /><br />But of course, if by "demonstrate" he means in an absolute/ doubtless sense, then I would agree..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com