The Cosmological Argument Flashcards
1
Q
Complete explanation
A
One which explains all the factors are to which nothing more can be added
2
Q
Infinite chain of movers
A
A line of movers that goes back forever, without beginning or end
3
Q
Potentiality
A
What might happen
4
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Actuality
A
What does happen
5
Q
Necessary being
A
A being that must exist and cannot not exist
6
Q
Contingent being
A
One which comes in and out of existence or need not have existed e.g. a human being
7
Q
Big Bang theory
A
The view that the universe developed from rapid heating and cooling, which led to the formation of matter
8
Q
Necessary cause
A
A cause that cannot not exist
