Cosmological Argument

Question 1

What is a Cosmological argument?

Answer 1

A cosmological argument argues that the fact that there is a universe needs explaining, and that God’s having made it and kept it in being explains its existence.
* Every event must have a cause.
○ The universe is an event
God is the cause of the universe

Question 2

Which of Aquinas’ arguments are cosmological arguments?

Answer 2

The first 3 are cosmological argument
-The Unmoved Mover
-The argument of the first cause
-The argument from contingency

Question 3

What are some problems with the cosmological argument?

Answer 3

If we base the entire universe upon God creating it we still lead to the question who created God and etc.