Reasons God Exists

Question 1

Conclusion of The Cosmological Argument

Answer 1

God created the universe

Question 2

Argument for The Cosmological Argument’s premise:

Whatever begins to exist has a cause

Answer 2

1. Nothing can come from nothing (Ex nihilo nihil fit)

Question 3

Argument for The Cosmological Argument’s premise:

The universe began to exist

Answer 3

1. Infinity does not exist

2. There is evidence for the Big Bang

Question 4

Argument for The Cosmological Argument’s premise:

The cause of the universe is beyond space and time

Answer 4

1. Whatever creates in space and time must have power over it
2. Only things out of space and time are God and numbers
3. Numbers are abstract and not creative

Question 5

Conclusion of The Teleological Argument

Answer 5

Therefore, the fine-tuning of the universe is due to design

Question 6

Argument for The Teleological Argument’s premise:

We have a fine tuned universe

Answer 6

1. Things come together just right

If things were changed 1/100% , we would not have a life permitting universe

Question 7

Argument for The Teleological Argument’s premise:

The fine-tuning of the universe is due to either law, chance, or design

Answer 7

Assumption

Question 8

Argument for The Teleological Argument’s premise:

It is not due to law

Answer 8

1. The universe has constants and quantities independent of natural law

Question 9

Argument for The Teleological Argument’s premise:

It is not due to chance

Answer 9

1. Odds of being due to chance are overwhelmingly small

Multiverse hypothesis = odds are small that we got ordered universe