The Cosmological Argument Is Not a Strong Argument for the Existence of God
The Cosmological Argument is not a Strong Argument for the Existence of God
Mardi Campbell
PHI 208
Prof. Michele Clearman-Warner
March 11, 2013
The Cosmological Argument is not a Strong Argument for the Existence of God The Cosmological Argument for the existence of God is one of the most famous of all philosophical arguments that address the existence of a supernatural being who created the material universe. The supernatural being whom created the material universe is the logical core of what is commonly meant by the word God within the classic theistic religious traditions of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity with reasoning that constitutes a philosophical argument for the existence of God. Many cosmological questions on religion have intrigued human beings across all cultures since the beginning of recorded history and continue to interest us today. The Cosmological Argument is also known as the First Cause Proof that addresses that something must require a first cause to be brought into existence. Although many philosophers and people are skeptics of this theory based on the unbelief of God existence and logically thinking that God would need a cause to existence. The Cosmological Argument for the existence of God is not the strongest argument for religious groups to prove reason for the existence of God. The Cosmological Argument have different forms that most commonly deal with two ideas that God is required as an explanation for the existence of the universe which is the First Cause also called the “Etiological Argument “or for the order in the universe(Stout, 2008). Usually when people think of a description of the First Cause argument they present Aristotle’s earlier argument of” Our present position, then, is this: We have argued that there always was motion and always will be motion throughout all time, and we have explained what is the first principle of this eternal motion: we have explained further which is the primary motion
Mardi Campbell
PHI 208
Prof. Michele Clearman-Warner
March 11, 2013
The Cosmological Argument is not a Strong Argument for the Existence of God The Cosmological Argument for the existence of God is one of the most famous of all philosophical arguments that address the existence of a supernatural being who created the material universe. The supernatural being whom created the material universe is the logical core of what is commonly meant by the word God within the classic theistic religious traditions of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity with reasoning that constitutes a philosophical argument for the existence of God. Many cosmological questions on religion have intrigued human beings across all cultures since the beginning of recorded history and continue to interest us today. The Cosmological Argument is also known as the First Cause Proof that addresses that something must require a first cause to be brought into existence. Although many philosophers and people are skeptics of this theory based on the unbelief of God existence and logically thinking that God would need a cause to existence. The Cosmological Argument for the existence of God is not the strongest argument for religious groups to prove reason for the existence of God. The Cosmological Argument have different forms that most commonly deal with two ideas that God is required as an explanation for the existence of the universe which is the First Cause also called the “Etiological Argument “or for the order in the universe(Stout, 2008). Usually when people think of a description of the First Cause argument they present Aristotle’s earlier argument of” Our present position, then, is this: We have argued that there always was motion and always will be motion throughout all time, and we have explained what is the first principle of this eternal motion: we have explained further which is the primary motion
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