A Conversation for The 'Five Ways' of Thomas Aquinas

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Post 1

terryroberts

I found this entry to be interesting and easy to read. Knowing how heated religous arguments can. I think this phrase saved this entry

"These are not proofs in the sense familiar to us from the sciences, nor are they 'knock-down' proofs."


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Post 2

Blatherskite the Mugwump - Bandwidth Bandit

"Instead they are in the nature of 'converging arguments'."

Is 'converging arguments' a new way of saying 'fallacy'?


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Post 3

andrews1964

Perhaps it's an old way of saying 'fallacy'!
smiley - biggrin
I think the 'proofs' are helpful, but one can certainly avoid their conclusions. Thanks anyway, both of you.


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