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> Specifically, if the universe is everything that there ever is or ever will be, how can it be contingent upon something external to itself? It would be conti
by caloriesdont 4y ago
> Specifically, if the universe is everything that there ever is or ever will be, how can it be contingent upon something external to itself?
It would be contingent upon a necessary foundation within the universe.
So there is one specific part in the universe that is necessary, and everything else around that is contingent.
- cpr 4y agoIt can't be contingent on something necessary within itself. Within means being part of the contingency.
- caloriesdont 4y agoHmm, I don't see the problem - Everything in the universe is contingent, except for one thing which is necessary. Everything relies on that necessary foundation. What's the issue?
- andyjohnson0 4y ago> Everything in the universe is contingent, except for one thing which is necessary. Everything relies on that necessary foundation. How do you know this?
- smitty1e 4y agoHow do we know anything, and how do we deem the human mind a suitable tool for ascertaining the result? At some point I understood that faith is orthogonal to the mind, and the tension was lowered.