Is there a problem of creatio ex nihilo? A reply to Pao-Shen Ho
Pao-Shen Ho attempts to argue that the Christian doctrine of creatio ex nihilo (creation out of nothing) violates modal logic and is necessarily false. More precisely, Ho argues that, if God creates the universe out of nothing, then the non-existence of the universe is both possible and impossible,...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Nature B. V
[2020]
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International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 88, Issue: 2, Pages: 215-218 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Creatio ex nihilo
/ Modality
/ Logic
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RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism NBC Doctrine of God NBD Doctrine of Creation |
Further subjects: | B
Pao-Shen Ho
B Creatio ex nihilo B Kalam Cosmological Argument B Creation out of nothing |
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Summary: | Pao-Shen Ho attempts to argue that the Christian doctrine of creatio ex nihilo (creation out of nothing) violates modal logic and is necessarily false. More precisely, Ho argues that, if God creates the universe out of nothing, then the non-existence of the universe is both possible and impossible, which is logically incoherent. I point out, however, that Ho commits the (all too common) modal scope fallacy by confusing the scope of necessity in the argument and, therefore, Ho's argument is unsound. |
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ISSN: | 1572-8684 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal for philosophy of religion
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11153-019-09741-y |