Main Page - FreeThoughtPedia LDS (Mormon) Stake Presidents Blog Kalām cosmological argument The Kalām cosmological argument is a variation of the cosmological argument that argues for the existence of God as the cause of the universe. Its origins can be traced to medieval Muslim thinkers, but most directly to Islamic theologians of the Sunni tradition (see Aqidah wasitiyyah written by Sunni Muslim Scholar Ibn Taymiyyah). Its historic proponents include Al-Kindi,[1] Saadia Gaon,[2] Al-Ghazali,[3] and St. Bonaventure.[4][5][6] Historical background[edit] Aristotle first introduced the cosmological argument, upon which the Kalām cosmological argument is based. The Kalām argument was named after the Kalām tradition of Islamic discursive philosophy through which it was first formulated. The cosmological argument was first introduced by Al-Kindi, and later refined by Al-Ghazali (The Incoherence of the Philosophers), Ibn Rushd (Averroes), and Thomas Aquinas.[7] In Western Europe, it was adopted by the Christian theologian Bonaventure (See Craig, 1979, p 18). Argument[edit] Notes[edit]
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The last son of Joseph Smith understood the power of doubt | The Political Surf The following was written in the late 19th century by a young man familiar with the two Mormon churches: The Utah LDS Church and the Midwest Reorganized LDS Church founded by Joseph Smith III: “’Except you believe, ye shall be damned’ is the first proposition in the church.’ … In art, in science, in every department of life, intelligence is never required to give credence to or act upon any proposition unless it is capable of demonstration, actual demonstration, or it is based upon apparrent (sic) fact, apparent even though their causes and mode be hidden. But in religion another basis is acted upon and we are expected to believe and stake our salvation upon this belief. … The seeker for salvation must first believe and the vital object, salvation or damnation, hangs thereon. This is absurd.” The author was David Hyrum Smith, the youngest son of the slain LDS prophet, Joseph Smith. Young Smith’s ideas could be dismissed as heresy or apostasy by rigid believers.
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Why I Am Not a Christian Richard Carrier Introduction The Top Four Reasons I Am Not a Christian Are... 1. Conclusion Introduction A fellow freethinker by the name of John Ransom engaged me to compose a statement of why I am not a Christian. John and I also shared the same experiences in another respect: when their dogmatism meets our empiricism, slander is not far behind. There is nothing I can do for such people. This essay will never convince Christians who have locked themselves inside a box of blind faith like this. I shall assume here that C.S. If this is what Christianity is (and most Christians appear to believe so), there are four major reasons why I do not believe a word of it. The Top Four Reasons I Am Not a Christian Are... 1. If God wants something from me, he would tell me. Excuses don't fly. Typically, Christians try to make excuses for God that protect our free will. Be that as it may. So this theory doesn't work. I know this for a fact. There can't be any excuse for God, either. 2.
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