> It was taken for granted by philosophers, that an "infinite regression" is a logical fallacy (e.g., used in a proof by Thomas Aquinas)... Aquinas specificall

> It was taken for granted by philosophers, that an "infinite regression" is a logical fallacy (e.g., used in a proof by Thomas Aquinas)... Aquinas specifically objected to the notion of an essentially ordered infinite causal series. He had no objection to an accidentally ordered infinite causal series or other kinds of infinite series. This distinction is extremely important for the purposes of understanding his proofs of God's existence, and people often unfairly reject his arguments because they conflate the two. More reading here: http://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2010/08/edwards-on-infinite-causal-series.html http://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2010/08/edwards-on-infinite-...