criticisms of CA

Question 1

who are the 2 main critics of CA?
+another criticism theory

Answer 1

Hume and Russell

Steady State Theory (SST)

Question 2

what are Hume’s 2 main criticisms?

Answer 2

Aquinas was wrong in making a connection between God, the first causer and the effect being the earths creation

we have no direct experience with the creation of the universe so can’t speak meaningfully about existence

Question 3

what are criticisms of Hume’s arguments in CA?

Answer 3

contradiction- shouldn’t God have a cause then

can’t assume any particular God from this argument

Question 4

what is Russell’s main criticism?

Answer 4

fallacy of composition

Question 5

explain fallacy of composition:
+example

Answer 5

just because one part of a statement is true doesn’t mean it is fully true

water is wet but hydrogen and oxygen are not

Question 6

what is brute fact?

Answer 6

‘the universe exists and that is all’

it requires no explanation

Question 7

what type of statement is ‘God exists’

Answer 7

it is synthetic, not analytic as explained

Question 8

what is a scientific theory that criticises CA?

Answer 8

Steady State Theory (SST)

Question 9

what does the Steady State Theory say?

Answer 9

critiques way 3- SST argues the universe is eternal but way 3 denies beginning to the universe

the universe is continuously created

Question 10

quote from Davies about the universe being continuously created:

Answer 10

‘the universe is a huge self-regulating, self-sustaining mechanism’