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    The Cosmological Argument as proof of God The Cosmological Argument is born out of premise that the world must have a cause and a reason for existing. The word ‘cosmos’ comes the Greek word meaning concerned with cause. The argument is posteriori in its nature‚ meaning it is based on thing we experience in the universe‚ and takes a probabilistic approach to try and decipher how said evidence came to being. In this essay I will focus on arguments from Aquinas‚ Leibniz and Frederick Copleston‚ whilst

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    The cosmological argument has been used for centuries to appeal to the existence of God‚ dating back to around 350 BC. Versions have been found in Plato’s Laws‚ 893-96‚ Aristotle’s Physics (VIII‚ 4-6)‚ and Aristotle’s Metaphysics (XII‚ 1-6). St. Thomas Aquinas‚ a Dominican priest‚ theologian‚ and philosopher‚ also included his version of the argument in Summa Theologica‚ along with four other contentions for the existence of God. The argument has been reasserted by Enlightenment writers such as Georg

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    Throughout time‚ there has been different opinions on the existence of the Supreme Being (God) and‚ has been disputed between philosophers‚ scientists‚ and other scholars for quite some time. The problem with some of these arguments is that they often end up circular without a clear answer and‚ in reality‚ there is no coherent response to answer this inquiry and along these lines can make anyone question why these individuals are posing this question in the first place. Concerning this matter there

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    endless story and we may never know the answer. This story is a great example of the cosmological argument. In order to comprehend the cosmological argument‚ we first have to explain its meaning. The cosmological arguments are one of the most important arguments for the existence of God‚ this argument is the most used around the world. For example‚ the existence of God and the beginning of the universe. The arguments states that everything on the earth had to have a beginning of existence and it could

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    What is the "Cosmological Argument" for God’s existence?  Be sure to make the premises and conclusion clear.  Discuss what you take to be the strongest objection to this argument‚ and explain why you think it succeeds or fails. The cosmological argument for God’s existence differs from both the scriptural and ontological arguments in the way in which humans created it. Rather than looking at logical arguments or religious texts‚ the cosmological argument was derived because of humanity’s ability

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    The Cosmological Argument The cosmological argument is the argument that the existence of the world or universe is strong evidence for the existence of a God who created it. The existence of the universe‚ the argument claims‚ stands in need of explanation‚ and the only adequate explanation of its existence is that it was created by God. Like most arguments for the existence of God‚ the cosmological argument exists in several forms; two are discussed here: the temporal‚ kalam cosmological argument

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    strengths and weaknesses of Aquinas’ Cosmological argument The Cosmological argument attempts to explain that something has caused the universe to exist and this First cause is what we call God. The argument begins with observations that try to support the following statements: • Everything in the universe has a cause • The universe itself must have a cause • To avoid infinite regress of causes there must be an uncaused cause • This uncaused cause is God The argument uses inductive reasoning‚ which

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    1. Who is considered the author of the Ontological argument? ANS: Saint Anslem 2. The first 3 “Ways” by St. Thomas Aquinas (to prove the existence of God) are called: a. argument from design b. argument from perfection c. cosmological argument d. none of the above. ANS: Cosmological argument 3. Explain the thrid way by Aquinas...which is called the argument from contigency. (2 or 3 sentences) ANS: Contingency can be explained as the possibility of things that come into being and go out of being

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    The Arguments for the Existence of God Out of the four arguments for the existence of a God‚ the Cosmological argument is the most persuasive. For thousands of years‚ humans have wondered what their purpose on Earth is and how we came to exist. Because of this wondering‚ many humans have concluded that there is an all-powerful creator who created the universe and everything in it. But‚ since we cannot see this creator and have no evidence as proof of his existence‚ there are many people who doubt

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    very begin. The point when the universe is created. I. Cosmological Argument It has lead philosophers to figure out how the universe was created‚ which lead them to use the cosmological argument‚ which is the argument of pattern in argumentation (logos) that makes an inference from certain alleged

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