The cosmological argument

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  • The cosmological argument
    • 3/5 ways demonstrating the existence of God
      • Ways 1 and 2
        • Motion, Potentiality and actuality
          • 2. Efficient cause
            • Follow in order
              • not to infinity
                • e.g. heat for hot choc
                  • Motion, Potentiality and actuality
                    • 2. Efficient cause
                      • Follow in order
                        • not to infinity
                          • e.g. heat for hot choc
                      • 1- Motion-Potentiality-Actuality
                        • State of motion- put there by another
            • 1- Motion-Potentiality-Actuality
              • State of motion- put there by another
      • Hume's critique
        • Fallacy of compostion
        • Betraind Russuel
          • Human race mother
        • Scepticism of c&e
      • CRITICISMS
        • KANT
          • Existence is not a predicate
    • Infinite Regression
      • The cosmological argument
        • 3/5 ways demonstrating the existence of God
          • Ways 1 and 2
          • Hume's critique
            • Fallacy of compostion
            • Betraind Russuel
              • Human race mother
            • Scepticism of c&e
          • CRITICISMS
            • KANT
              • Existence is not a predicate
        • E.g. domino
          • Potential cause of each one falling
        • pure act- God
          • Starts cause
      • E.g. domino
        • Potential cause of each one falling
      • God does care for humanity eg football kicker
        • Infinite Regression
          • pure act- God
            • Starts cause
      • Way 3- contingency
        • Idea of universe not existing
        • Everything in nature not existing
      • Idea of universe not existing
      • Means universe must exist
        • If  true, then no bringer of existence
          • Everything in nature not existing
          • So there must be something that exists by neccesity
            • Existence caused by another
              • Links with 1&2 by rejecting infinite regression
        • Neccesary cause?
          • Mackie
            • necessary being must?

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