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Persistence and divine conservation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 April 2006

DAVID VANDER LAAN
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Abstract

Plausibly, if an object persists through time, then its later existence must be caused by its earlier existence. Many theists endorse a theory of continuous creation, according to which God is the sole cause of a creature's existence at a given time. The conjunction of these two theses rather unfortunately implies that no object distinct from God persists at all. What strategies for resolving this difficulty are available?

Type
Research Article
Information
Religious Studies , Volume 42 , Issue 2 , June 2006 , pp. 159 - 176
Copyright
2006 Cambridge University Press

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