Cosmological argument. Flashcards
1
Q
5th way.
A
Things in nature act in a regular pattern. Archer analogy- things are moved by God- they can not on their own. Eg whale migration: whales are unintelligent. The telos of all things are given by God.
2
Q
Aristotle’s 4 causes that Aquinas agrees with.
A
Material, formal, efficient, telos.
3
Q
1st way.
A
Motion+ change: the first mover. Things can not move themselves: they have to me moved by something.There must be something that caused everything: this is God. States of matter.
4
Q
2nd way.
A
God is the first cause. Dominoes/ writing: teleology, not deism.
5
Q
3rd way.
A
God has aseity: he doesn’t rely on anything for his existence.
