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ArticlesOfTheIslamicFaithByGhazali, page : 127
this would be a combination of both the negative and the affirmative,
since in the affirmation of the one is the negation
of the other, and in the negation of the one is the affirmation
of the other.
Furthermore they cannot possibly be even because the even number
becomes odd with the addition of one; and how could that
which has no end be wanting one? Nor can they possibly be odd
because the odd number becomes even with the addition of
one; and how could it be wanting one when its number has no
end? Therefore the conclusion is that the world is not independent
of originated phenomena, and that which is not independent
of originated phenomena is itself originated. And when
since in the affirmation of the one is the negation
of the other, and in the negation of the one is the affirmation
of the other.
Furthermore they cannot possibly be even because the even number
becomes odd with the addition of one; and how could that
which has no end be wanting one? Nor can they possibly be odd
because the odd number becomes even with the addition of
one; and how could it be wanting one when its number has no
end? Therefore the conclusion is that the world is not independent
of originated phenomena, and that which is not independent
of originated phenomena is itself originated. And when