Llull argued that necessary reasons could prove religious truth.

Evidence

On Llull’s use of “necessary reasons,” see Sebastián Garcías Palou, “Las rationes necessariae del Bto. Ramón Llull, en los documentos presentados por él mismo, a la Sede Romana,” Estudios Lulianos 6 (1962):311–25. — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 1960

Categorization

• DEFINE: Introduces the concept of ‘rationes necessariae’ central to Llull’s apologetic method—necessary reasons as demonstrative proof for religious claims.
• QUESTION: What exactly were Llull’s ‘necessary reasons’ and how did he believe they differed from standard theological argument?