Cosmological argument Flashcards
What is a deductive argument?
Priori - premises and a conclusion
complete set of info
Joe is man
men are mortal
Joe is mortal
What is an inductive argument?
Posteriori - possible/probable conclusion
incomplete info
all brits met are polite
next brit will be polite
conclusion not conclusion
aquinas first way
Unmoved mover
object has potential to move
motion makes it actually
trace back to infinity
first mover = God
Aquinas second way
Cause
Nothing that exists created itself
infinite regress = no first cause
origin must be self caused
self causer = god
Aquinas third way
Contingency and necessity
contingent = temporary
infinite regress = no explanation
necessary must exist, always will
non-contingent = god
Who wrote Kalam argument originally and what does Kalam mean?
Al Ghazali - incoherence of philosophers
To argue
Who adapted the Kalam argument?
William lane Craig.
American philosopher
Believed i.o.p was too inspired by Greek.
Born 1945 catholic 1969
Saw links with C.A and cosmological argument
What is the Kalam argument? P1
Whatever begins to exist must have a cause.
Actual infinite can not have consecutive events
Reject infinite regression
What is the Kalam argument? P2
The cause has to be personal being using will to create universe
Transcendent personal being wanted to create universe
God is eternal
Craigs coin analogy
Infinite - odd infinite =infinite
Doesn’t make logical sense
Universe must have cause = God
What did William try to ensure wasn’t possible
Infinite regression
What is Kalam argument as whole?
Whatever begins to exist has a cause
The universe began to exist
The universe has a cause
What is empirical evidence?
Based on evidence found through observations
What is first cause?
evidence of universe as basis for argument in suggesting origin
What is potential and actual?
Potential is ability to move
Actual is motion which causes it to move
