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#isvara
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Udayana, Ibn Sina and Leibniz: three arguments for a first cause that do not need a beginning
People often assume that arguments for a first cause depend on the universe having a beginning. I want to compare three that don't, from three traditions. Udayana (Nyāya, eleventh century). In the Nyāyakusumāñjali he gives a series of inferences for Īśvara, starting…
Started by Meera Kulkarni6 replies231 views -
What are Udayana’s arguments for God, and whom was he arguing against?
I am an atheist and a physics teacher, and I spend weekends with a rationalist association showing villagers how "miracles" are done. I am also tired of Western debates about God being treated as the only debates. India had a long, sophisticated…
Started by Arvind Poojary5 replies154 views