Contingent is the opposite of necessary. If something is contingent, then it is dependent upon something else for its existence. God is necessary, but we are contingent. We depend upon God for our existence.
Contingent is the opposite of necessary. If something is contingent, then it is dependent upon something else for its existence. God is necessary, but we are contingent. We depend upon God for our existence.
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