Is the world necessary? Has it always existed, was it created by God, or is the universe the product of chance? Which answer provides the best explanation of why we’re here? You can support the channel and help it grow by contributing on my Ko-fi page: https://Ko-fi.com/atticphilosophy 00:00 - Intro 00:14 - What does necessary mean? 01:04 - Some things are necessary 02:13 - Some things are contingent 02:56 - So is the world as a whole necessary? 03:17 - The Theological answer 03:54 - Was God created? 05:02 - So what do I think? 05:19 - Origins of the universe 06:39 - It might not be down to chance 07:41 - Concepts of God If there’s a topic you’d like to see covered, leave me a comment below. Links: My academic philosophy page: http://markjago.net My book What Truth Is: http://bit.ly/JagoTruth Most of my publications are available freely here: https://philpapers.org/s/Mark%20Jago Get in touch on Social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhilosophyAttic #philosophy #God #religion