وأشهرها عند المشايخ وجهان
Two arguments are especially prominent among the kalām scholars discussed here.
The first compares objects of very different magnitudes, illustrated by a mustard seed and a mountain. The second examines whether bodily parts can be joined or separated.
The first concerns magnitude and an allegedly infinite number of parts; the second relies on divine power, possibility and separation. Their premises and replies must be examined separately.
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The Indivisible Atom: Arguments, Infinite Division and Objections
وأشهرها عند المشايخ وجهان
Two arguments are especially prominent among the kalām scholars discussed here.
The first compares objects of very different magnitudes, illustrated by a mustard seed and a mountain. The second examines whether bodily parts can be joined or separated.
The first concerns magnitude and an allegedly infinite number of parts; the second relies on divine power, possibility and separation. Their premises and replies must be examined separately.