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050 1 0 _aBT 102
_b.A33 1991
049 _aVF$A
100 1 _aAdler, Mortimer J.
_q(Mortimer Jerome),
_d1902-2001.
245 1 0 _aHow to think about God :
_ba guide for the 20th-century pagan* ; *one who does not worship the God of Christians, Jews, or Muslims ; irreligious persons /
_cMortimer J. Adler.
250 _a1st Collier Books ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bCollier Books,
_c1991.
300 _a175 p. ;
_c21 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 172-175).
500 _aReprint. Originally published : New York : MacMillan, 1980.
505 0 _aPrologue: About this book and its author. For whom this book is intended -- What readers can expect from this book -- What readers should know about the author -- Errors to be avoided. World without beginning or end -- No first cause. -- Setting the stage. The uniqueness of the word "God" -- Why we must substitute a definite description for "God" -- How to formulate a definite description of God: first step -- How to formulate a definite description of God: second step -- On inferring existence -- On inferring God's existence -- Why the best traditional argument fails. The best traditional argument -- The faulty premise -- From the cosmos to God. A truly cosmological argument -- One remaining question -- How credible is the conclusion we have reached? -- Epilogue: The chasm and the bridge. To the chasm's edge -- Bridging the chasm.
650 0 _aGod (Christianity)
650 0 _aGod
_xProof.
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1003/91009579-d.html
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1107/91009579-b.html
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