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Old 09-17-2013, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by kerry View Post
The Prime Mover argument, at least on Aristotle's grounds (and Aquinas'), doesn't imply that there was a start to life. The Prime Mover argument is completely compatible with the idea that life has always existed. The Prime Mover has logical priority, not temporal priority.
The prime mover is a cause-effect argument. A movement implies something impelled movement. The general argument applies directly to life, whether special creation or evolution.
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