Cosmological argument Flashcards

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What is a deductive argument?

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Priori - premises and a conclusion
complete set of info
Joe is man
men are mortal
Joe is mortal

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What is an inductive argument?

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Posteriori - possible/probable conclusion
incomplete info
all brits met are polite
next brit will be polite
conclusion not conclusion

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aquinas first way

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Unmoved mover
object has potential to move
motion makes it actually
trace back to infinity
first mover = God

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Aquinas second way

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Cause
Nothing that exists created itself
infinite regress = no first cause
origin must be self caused
self causer = god

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Aquinas third way

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Contingency and necessity
contingent = temporary
infinite regress = no explanation
necessary must exist, always will
non-contingent = god

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Who wrote Kalam argument originally and what does Kalam mean?

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Al Ghazali - incoherence of philosophers
To argue

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Who adapted the Kalam argument?

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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

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What is the Kalam argument? P1

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Whatever begins to exist must have a cause.
Actual infinite can not have consecutive events
Reject infinite regression

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What is the Kalam argument? P2

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The cause has to be personal being using will to create universe
Transcendent personal being wanted to create universe
God is eternal

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Craigs coin analogy

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Infinite - odd infinite =infinite
Doesn’t make logical sense
Universe must have cause = God

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What did William try to ensure wasn’t possible

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Infinite regression

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What is Kalam argument as whole?

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Whatever begins to exist has a cause
The universe began to exist
The universe has a cause

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What is empirical evidence?

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Based on evidence found through observations

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What is first cause?

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evidence of universe as basis for argument in suggesting origin

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15
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What is potential and actual?

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Potential is ability to move
Actual is motion which causes it to move

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What is necessary and contingent?

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Necessary is not dependent on something for existence
Contingent is dependent on other things

17
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What is actual infinite

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Infinity which exists wholly at one time

18
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What is potential infinite?

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Close to infinity, never reaches it