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In the late 17th century, the German philosopher Gottfried Leibniz said, “The first question that should rightly be asked is, ‘Why is there something rather than nothing?’” Leibniz was turning to this question to prove the existence of God. His line of reasoning went like this: 1. Everything that exists has an explanation of its existence. 2. If the Universe has an explanation of its existence, that explanation is God. 3. The Universe exists. 4. Therefore, the explanation of the Universe’s existence is God. By this logic, obviously, God exists. But the only obviously correct statement in Leibniz’s line of reasoning is number 3: The Universe exists. Number 1 is questionable, because “everything” is too strong a quality. Yes, we can explain clouds, and atoms, and rainbows, and the composition of Jupiter’s atmosphere, using materialistic arguments. But Leibniz is pushing this to include supernatural explanations as well. He is invoking the God-of-the-Gaps argument, where gaps in scientific knowledge serve as proof of God’s existence. In this case, since the Universe exists, and since science cannot explain the Universe, only God can explain the Universe. Therefore, God exists. . Via @thecosmicevolve Source @bigthinkers #singularity #multiverse #paralleluniverse #physicsoftheuniverse #parallel #blackhole #eventhorizon #multiverseofmadness #scifi #thecosmicevolve #theoreticalphysics #lhc #cern #astrofotografia #wormhole #thecosmos #wormholes #astrophysics #eventhorizontelescope #cosmology #cosmologia #thebigbangtheory #thebigbang #bigbangtheory #spacescience #universetoday #astronomía #spacetime