Quote: every cause of an event is itself an event or occurrence; thus an absolute beginning is impossible in the sensible world

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No cause in appearance can absolutely and of itself begin a series. Every action, in so far as it is productive of an event, is itself an event or occurrence, and presupposes another preceding state, in which its cause existed. Thus everything that happens is but a continuation of a series, and an absolute beginning is impossible in the sensible world.   Google-1   Google-2

Published before 1923

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