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Mike Winger idea 2018-01-24

Mormon theology contains more gods than any other religion in history — an infinite, eternal regression of gods with no beginning.

Mike stresses the full scope of Mormon polytheism: not just three gods but an infinite cosmological chain of deities.

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Mike Winger idea 2018-01-24

Mormon hymn 'If You Could Hie to Kolob' (hymn #284) teaches the doctrine of infinite regression of gods.

Mike cites an official Mormon hymn as further evidence for the polytheistic infinite regression doctrine, making it liturgically embedded in the faith.

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Mike Winger idea 2018-01-24

The Mormon cosmology of exaltation implies an infinite regression of gods — each God had a god before him who was once a man — which Mike argues is a philosophical impossibility.

Mike draws out the logical implications of the Mormon exaltation cycle: an infinite backwards chain of gods with no first cause.

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Mike Winger idea 2018-01-24

Philosophical Q&A: Why is infinite regression of gods illogical but an infinite God is not? — because infinite regression refers to an infinite series of events, not to God's nature.

Viewer question: 'Why is infinite regression illogical but an infinite God is not?'

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Mike Winger idea 2018-01-24

Hilbert's Hotel: a philosophical thought experiment demonstrating the impossibility of an actual infinite series — recommended as a resource.

Mike points viewers to Hilbert's Hotel as a philosophical demonstration of why infinite regression is impossible.

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