Cosmological Argument

The Cosmological argument is an a posteriori, inductive and synthetic argument

• A posteriori-an arguemnt based on already existing evidence
• Inductive- given the circumstances the conclusion what is the most plausable
• Synthetic-the truth can only be determined by experience

There are 5 parts to the cosmological argument but the first 3 are based on Aquinas' 2 assumptions:

1.The universe exists

2.There must be a reason why

The First Part-The Unmoved Mover (the arguement of motion)

• Objects are in motion
• Everything out in motion is was put in motion by something else
• But there can't be an infinite regress of movers (a sequence of reasoning or justification which can never come to an end).
• So there moust be a first mover and that unmoved mover is God

The Second Part-The Uncaused Causer (the arugment from causation)

• We observe chains of cause and effect in the world
• Anyhting caused has to be caused by something else
• But there can't be an infinite regress of causes
• So there must be a first causer and that is God

The Third Part-Contingency…