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How to think about God :

0020160224

9780020160229

How to think about God :

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a guide for the 20th-century pagan* ; *one who does not worship the God of Christians, Jews, or Muslims ; irreligious persons /

Mortimer J. Adler.

1st Collier Books ed.

New York :

Collier Books,

1991.

175 pages ;

21 cm

Reprint. Originally published: New York : MacMillan, 1980.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-175).

Prologue: About this book and its author. For whom this book is intended -- What readers can expect from this book -- What readers should know about the author -- Errors to be avoided. World without beginning or end -- No first cause. -- Setting the stage. The uniqueness of the word "God" -- Why we must substitute a definite description for "God" -- How to formulate a definite description of God: first step -- How to formulate a definite description of God: second step -- On inferring existence -- On inferring God's existence -- Why the best traditional argument fails. The best traditional argument -- The faulty premise -- From the cosmos to God. A truly cosmological argument -- One remaining question -- How credible is the conclusion we have reached? -- Epilogue: The chasm and the bridge. To the chasm's edge -- Bridging the chasm.

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God-- Proof.

God.

God.-- Proof.

God (Christianity)

God-- Proof.

Adler, Mortimer Jerome,1902-2001.

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