Consider the argument from contingency offered by Aquinas: …
Consider the argument from contingency offered by Aquinas: (1.) If everything existed contingently, then every object would fail to exist at some time. (2.) If everything failed to exist at some time, then there would be a time when nothing exists. (3.) If there were a time when nothing exists, then the universe would be empty. (4.) The universe is not empty. Therefore, not everything exists contingently, i.e. there is a necessary being. Which of the four premises involves the birthday fallacy?
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