The Cosmological Argument Part 4- The Principle of Sufficient Reason (Premise #2)

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This episode was mostly recorded 2 years ago- in this show I answer the skeptical Glendower Problem/Objection with a general explanatory (rather than causal) principle by providing the warrant for the 2nd Premise of my argument, namely that of the Principle of Sufficient Reason as defined as every "thing" that exists has a sufficient reason/explanation of its existence, either in the necessity of its own internal nature or in an external cause. This is accomplished by warranting two aspects; i) Aspect #1- I prove that our version of the PSR is true in general by presenting 4-5 Pro-PSR arguments and 4 Contra-PSR arguments and, ii) That our version of the PSR applies in the particular case of the existence of our own contingent universe.

Note, due to time constraints, I haven't done much editing on this one, so it somewhat reflects an outdated version of my argument (for e.g. I speak of my first premise as though it said the universe was "an existing thing" as opposed to a "contingent existing thing" or I say PSR applies to "things" but only mention substances rather than saying it applies to all three types of things- substances, heaps and property-things). That said, despite some little modifications I would've liked to make, by in large the arguments presented are perfectly as I would have presented them today.

RSM Blog (with my free 300 page Argument Write-Up & multiple free scholarly sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2020/06/19/the-existence-of-god-series-1-the-cosmological-argument/
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