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Cosmological Argument
The Cosmological Argument was created in the 1 3 th Century by the Christian Monk St. Thomas Aquinas . He argued that everything in existence has a cause (something which made it the way it is). There were 5 different to prove his theory.
1 of 6
Motion
(God caused everything to move and change like the seasons or the planets)
2 of 6
Cause
(God is the first cause of everything in existence – it can all be traced back to God)
3 of 6
Possibility and Necessity
(We don’t need to exist for the world to exist, we are possible. God needs to exist for the world to exist, God is necessary)
4 of 6
Goodness
(God is the source of everything that is good)
5 of 6
Design
(God made the world work like clockwork)
6 of 6

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Card 2

Front

(God caused everything to move and change like the seasons or the planets)

Back

Motion

Card 3

Front

(God is the first cause of everything in existence – it can all be traced back to God)

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

(We don’t need to exist for the world to exist, we are possible. God needs to exist for the world to exist, God is necessary)

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

(God is the source of everything that is good)

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
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