Arguments From Observation Flashcards
1
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A posteriori argument
A
An argument based on sense experience and observations of evidence
2
Q
Necessary being
A
Cannot not exist, does not rely on anything for its own existence
3
Q
Fallacy of composition
A
What is observed about the parts cannot be assumed to be the same for the whole.
4
Q
Contingent being
A
Comes in and out of existence, relies on something else to exist.
5
Q
Infinite regress
A
Chain of events going backwards forever
6
Q
Deism
A
Belief in a creator that started the world but then has no further involvement in it.
