Philosophy – The cosmological argument

The cosmological argument – Page 1

God is the initiator of change and motion in all things.
The reasoning leading to the existence of God uses scientific principles of cause and effect.
It is a centuries-old argument supported by many philosophers.
It is a posteriori and therefore based on empirical evidence.
It supports the scientific notion of the ‘Big Bang’.
God is not one more in series but something outside of sequence.
God is the explanation that requires no further explanation.
Composition is not always a fallacy.
We distinguish between cause and coincidence.
Explanation is sought in every other area of enquiry.
No physical laws can provide a causal explanation of the origin of the universe.
It says everything has a cause, then says God does not have a cause.
It does not follow that the ‘first cause’ must be God.
The ‘Big Bang’ theory of the origin of the universe does not require God.
How can God be both timeless and live in time?
Infinite regress is possible.
Rejection of the principle of sufficient reason.
It draws a conclusion that goes beyond the empirical evidence.
Knowledge of concepts such as cause and necessary beings is not open to the empirical approach.
The identity of the necessary being need not equate to God.
An actual infinity can exist in reality.