On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 5:37 PM, Stephen P. King <[email protected]>wrote:
> On 9/25/2012 10:24 AM, Jason Resch wrote: > > > > On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 7:35 AM, Roger Clough <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Stephen P. King >> >> Yes, I think that the structures and >> attributes of matter are provided >> by a creator (the All, the supreme >> monad, or God). Plato used the analogy >> of geometrical shapes for his structures. >> >> > But if you believe in "the All" do you also believe there are other types > of matter, other universes, other planets with intelligent beings, etc? > > Jason > > Hi Jason, > > Yes. If we cannot prove that their existence is self-contradictory then > we should consider them as "possible". Just because I cannot experience or > imagine something is not a proof of impossibility. > > > Roger, I agree with you here. But then this seems to contradict the notion that *this* world is the best of all possible worlds, unless by "this world" you mean the All. After all Leibniz said "Everything that is possible demands to exist." Jason -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
