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Re:Uncle Sam wants to scan your iris and collect your DNA, c... by gizajob on Thursday November 06, 2025 @10:57AM (#45836593)
I feel like the language of this argument is self-undermining. The existence of the universe being dependent on a cause that is itself not contingent on anything else… As easily the existence of the universe could be not contingent with anything else.
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Re:Uncle Sam wants to scan your iris and collect your DNA, c... by lo_zamoyski on Thursday November 06, 2025 @05:10PM (#45841112)
> As easily the existence of the universe could be not contingent with anything else.

But the universe is contingent. It isn't necessary. It is one big chain of dependence.

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