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Faith and Reason

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Jean Buridan presented a logical proof of the existence of God:

  1. God exists.
  2. Neither of these sentences is true.

The two statements can be reconciled only if God exists.

But see Cloudy, Kangaroo Court, and Powerless.

July 29, 2010December 18, 2010 | Religion · Science & Math

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