The Subject Matter of Metaphysics Presupposes Prior Demonstrations of God

Eartson: One cannot achieve a real positive conclusion without real premises. The analogical division of being bipotency in act is the condition for the ascent to the affirmation of God, he says. He argues that if there was no God and metaphysics were not possible, then physics would be higher than it is now. Eartson: Working through proportionate principles is how we learn about nature.