3 1.4 - The Argument from Causation

Question 1

Who created the argument from causation?

Answer 1

Thomas Aquinas

Question 2

Explain the argument from causation (4)

Answer 2

• Cause and effect seem to be a basic feature of the world
• Modern science has developed by looking at cause and effect
• This means the universe must have a cause
• God is the only logical cause

Question 3

How can the argument from causation prove God’s existence? (3)

Answer 3

• Makes sense of ourselves and the universe because it explains how and why we are here
• Fits in with science because science tell us every effect has a cause
• Things must have started somehow

Question 4

How can the argument from causation not prove God’s existence? (3)

Answer 4

• What is the cause of God
• Matter is eternal so so it was never created
• How do you know it’s the Christian God