Cosmological Argument against the existence of God
- Created by: Cerys Carroll
- Created on: 04-02-17 15:42
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- Cosmological Argument
- St Thomas Aquinas
- Written in his book the Summa Theologica
- Aims to prove that God exists and that the world was created by God.
- Uses reasoning to show that God created the world rather than using revelation.
- Philosophical argument that doesn't depend on prior religious knowledge or belief
- 1. Everything is caused by something else
- 2. Infinite regress - going back endlessly
- 3. First cause must exist
- 4. Uncaused cause - it must be caused
- 5. God is the only entity capable
- 6. Universe - everything is caused by God
- 7. Dominos analogy
- 6. Universe - everything is caused by God
- 5. God is the only entity capable
- 4. Uncaused cause - it must be caused
- 3. First cause must exist
- 2. Infinite regress - going back endlessly
- Also known as The First Cause Argument
- St Thomas Aquinas
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