Thomas Metcalf

Originally posted by Philip Osborne:

"However, because God is an unlimited being, and causal contingency can plausibly be said to be a limitation, it follows that no possible event, object, etc. could explain why God fails to exist. Hence, 'God contingently fails to exist' is an impossible proposition."

Well, yes, but you've defined God as necessary above (when you call Him unlimited), so "God contingently fails to exist" is analytically false. This seems closer to the first version.