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Question 1

Summary of cosmological argument

Answer 1

Thomas Aquinas made the cosmological argument. It attempts to prove the existence of God by arguing that the universe must have been created by a supreme being because this do not simply come into existence without a cause.

Question 2

Quote for the cosmological summary

Answer 2

As Aquinas put it ‘nothing comes from nothing’ therefore everything must have a cause.

Question 3

2 strengths for the cosmological argument

Answer 3

1/ it is compatible with science because science has not yet come up with a cause for the Big Bang, therefore, an alternative cause could be God.
2/ If we reject infinite regress as it lacks sufficient reason then there must be a first cause, one would suggest that is God.

Question 4

2 Weaknesses for the cosmological argument

Answer 4

1/ it is inconsistent as it contradicts itself e.g. If everything has a case then what caused God and if something caused God then he is no longer the first cause

2/ the Big Bang could have happened by chance, Quantum Physics proves that something can come from nothing.