There does not exist a necessary being having of itself its own necessity
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There is at least one necessary being 0 0 1and
Every necessary being either has its necessity caused by another, or has its necessity itself 0 0 1and
There cannot be an infinite series of necessary beings each having its necessity caused by another 0 0 1Then it must be true that...
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All beings are contingent 1 0 1Whatever begins to exist is caused to begin to exist by something else already existing 1 0 1Not all beings are contingent 1 0 1There is at least one necessary being 0 0 1Every necessary being either has its necessity caused by another, or has its necessity itself 0 0 1There cannot be an infinite series of necessary beings each having its necessity caused by another 0 0 1God is known as a necessary being having of itself its own necessity 0 0 1God loves Himself of necessity, but loves and wills the creation of extra-Divine things, on the other hand, with freedom 1 0 2There exists a necessary being having of itself its own necessity 0 0 1There is not a being than which nothing greater can be conceived, or it exists only in the understanding but not in reality 0 0 1