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    Where there is no possibility, there is no coming-to-be o... — Carmelics
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    Supports→Celestial bodies do not undergo coming-to-be or passing-away

    Where there is no possibility, there is no coming-to-be or passing-away

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    Celestial bodies have no contrary form
    Where there is no contrary form, there is no potentiality (quwwa)
    Where there is no potentiality, there is no possibility (imkan)

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    Since the celestial bodies do not have any contrary form, there is absolutely no potentiality (quwwa), and if there is no possibility (imkan) in them, there is no coming-to-be nor passing-away. (IB-BA: 83. 13–16)

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