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    Reflection upon being (examining the disjunction of neces... — Carmelics
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    Supports→A necessary being exists.

    Reflection upon being (examining the disjunction of necessity and contingency) establishes the existence of the Necessary.

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    A necessary being exists.Being is either necessary or contingent.

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    However, the metaphysicians infer from their reflection upon being that it is either necessary or contingent to prove the Necessary. Then by reflecting upon what is entailed by necessity and contingency, they infer his attributes and from his attributes they infer the nature of the emanation of his acts from him one after another.

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