Humes Criticims Of The Cosmological Argument

Question 1

Empirical evidence

Answer 1

Rejects the idea of cause based on empirical evidence. We can only observe a small amount and should not assume that it applies to everything

Question 2

Parts and whole

Answer 2

FALLACY OF COMPOSITION

Question 3

Cause

Answer 3

What is the cause of god? Could the universe not be its own cause?

Question 4

Chain

Answer 4

Why not infinite regress? Possible a chain of causes has no beginning. Mackie chain of hooks example

Question 5

Classical

Answer 5

Even if we accept the universe has a cause it doesn’t have to be a god of classical theism.