The famous debate between Copleston and Russell features an at length conversation about whether God is a necessary being. How is Necessary being defined? What do you think? Is God necessary? Is "Does...

The word necessary being is defined in different ways in this debate. A necessary being is one whose existence has been self-contradictory to deny. In other words it has been defined as something that is not related to things but is applied in the case of analytical aspects or facts. Necessary being is said to exist only when the contingent being exists. When we mention the word necessary it means it is impossible not to exist. Which means God is necessary because it...