CA Flashcards

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1st way

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motion
observe motion- actualisation of potential to be in motion
thing mustve been moved by a mover (cannot move itself)
mover must be in state of actuality
cannot be infinite regress
must be first mover
=GOD

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2
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2nd way

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efficient causation observed
cant cause itself
first cause
no infinite regress
uncaused causer
=GOD

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3
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hume’s objection

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arg assumes universe has to have a cause
does not
causal principle not true by definition

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4
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3rd way

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observe contingent beings
no infinite regress
must be finite
must be a necessary being

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5
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fallacy of composition

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fallacy to assume what is true of a thing’s parts must also be true of the whole
assumes whole (universe) is like the parts

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