Divine Causation

Graham Oppy

doi:10.1007/s11245-016-9393-0

Divine Causation

Graham Oppy

Philosophy

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Abstract

This paper compares the doxastic credentials of the claim that nothing comes from nothing with the doxastic credentials of the claim that there is no causing without changing. I argue that comparison of these two claims supports my contention that considerations about causation do nothing to make theism more attractive than naturalism.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	641-650
Number of pages	10
Journal	Topoi
Volume	36
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11245-016-9393-0
Publication status	Published - Dec 2017

Keywords

Cosmological argument
Naturalism
No causing without changing
Nothing comes from nothing
Theism

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