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" How to think about God : "
Mortimer J. Adler.
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BL
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871719
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Adler, Mortimer Jerome,1902-2001.
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| Title & Author
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How to think about God : : a guide for the 20th-century pagan* ; *one who does not worship the God of Christians, Jews, or Muslims ; irreligious persons /\ Mortimer J. Adler.
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1st Collier Books ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Collier Books,, 1991.
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175 pages ;; 21 cm
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0020160224
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: 9780020160229
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| Notes
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Reprint. Originally published: New York : MacMillan, 1980.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-175).
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| Contents
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Prologue: 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.
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God (Christianity)
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God-- Proof.
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God.
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God.-- Proof.
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God (Christianity)
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God-- Proof.
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211
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BT102.A33 1991
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