It is usually referred to as a doctrine of analogy, based on but not limited to Aristotle.
> On Dec 24, 2015, at 8:07 PM, Joseph Catron <jncatron at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 8:58 PM, Shane Mage <shmage at pipeline.com> wrote:
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> The point is that the word "exist," in its universal usage, has no sense
>> in which the sentence "God exists" is not false.
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> As a conditioned being with a distinct origin, as you propose? Of course,
> but I've never heard a theologian of any theistic sect suggest otherwise.
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> lytlað."
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