Thank you for taking the time to write that and explain the concepts so clearly.
How do you know that concepts/categories like "necessary" and "contingent" apply to the universe? Specifically, if the universe is everythibg that there ever is or ever will be, how can it be contingent upon something external to itself?
Could it not be the case that there concepts come from a causality-based view of reality that may be far from universally applicable?
How do you know that concepts/categories like "necessary" and "contingent" apply to the universe? Specifically, if the universe is everythibg that there ever is or ever will be, how can it be contingent upon something external to itself?
Could it not be the case that there concepts come from a causality-based view of reality that may be far from universally applicable?