A Letter to an Atheist
Abstract
This essay develops a concise philosophical argument concerning contingency, explanatory termination, necessary being, and divine hiddenness. It argues that an infinite regress of existentially dependent realities does not adequately account for existence and that a necessary ground of being offers a more coherent explanatory terminus than a brute contingent universe. Drawing on the classical theist tradition, the essay further examines divine simplicity, timelessness, and the limits of empirical methods in addressing metaphysical questions.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Theology and Philosophy of Evil
Evolution and Science Education
Medieval Philosophy and Theology
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 28 April 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Preprint