God and Factual Necessity

Many philosophers and philosophically oriented theologians hold that it is unreasonable to treat the statement ‘There is a God' as analytic or logically true. As an existential statement, they argue, it is no different from any statement of its kind. Existential statements cannot be analytic, b...

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Main Author: Ḍāhir, ʿĀdil (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [1970]
In: Religious studies
Year: 1970, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 23-39
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