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HoP 140 - By All Means Necessary - Avicenna on God

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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What Makes Buster Different From Charlie?

Avicenna's argument is ingenious. He asks us to imagine that there are more than one necessary existence, and then he'll show that this would lead to absurd consequences. As Avocenna would put the point, there has to be some distinguishing or individuating feature that prevents our two necessary existents from being identical. And if both are uncaused, then this cannot happen.

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