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Causation and Sufficient Reason (Atheism)
In Graham Oppy & Joseph W. Koterski, Theism and Atheism: Opposing Viewpoints in Philosophy. Farmington Hills: Gale (2019)
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This chapter provides an overview and critical discussion of cosmological arguments for theism, with special focus on the Kalam argument and arguments from contingency.Author's Profile
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Dialogues concerning natural religion.David Hume - 1779 - Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications. Edited by J. M. Bell.
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