HUMA 1160 Lecture 7: Mar 7th, 16 - HUMA 1160
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What philo argues is that fi you think about natural evil. What u realize is that it is the principles of the universe that are going in to an extreme it involves natural objects and natural forces but they are in extremes. Therefore: the point made by philo. : if god wanted to improve the world and reduce natural evil in the world, all he has to do is to adjust the parts of the world. Therefore, humes conclusion is: it is indefensible that this is the best world possible. What philosophers figured out a long time ago well before humes: if your going to argue or present evidence for your position and try to pursue people of your position there are only 2 ways to argue. Deductive argument: can also be called a logical argument, example of deductive argument. Things equal to the same thing are equal to each other.