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Chain 43
From Chains of Reason
There exists a god or multiple gods. [the First Cause Argument (or Cosmological Argument)]
Link 1
- Premise 1
- Everything that exists was caused to exist.
- Premise 2
- The universe exists.
- Conclusion
- The universe was caused to exist. »
Link 2
- Premise 1
- » The universe was caused to exist.
- Premise 2
- The universe came into existence a finite amount of time ago.
- Conclusion
- The cause of the universe coming into existence existed a finite amount of time ago. »
Link 3
- Premise 1
- » The cause of the universe coming into existence existed a finite amount of time ago.
- Premise 2
- Something which is product of a chain of cause and effect stretching infinitely back in time has no initial cause.
- see also:
- Chain 45: Something which is the product of a chain of cause and effect stretching infinitely back in time has an immediate cause, if not an initial cause.
- Conclusion
- The universe is the product of a finite chain of cause and effect. »
- see also:
- Chain 46: Today's universe could be the product of an infinite chain of cause and effect and yet also be of a finite age.
Link 4
- Premise 1
- » The universe is the product of a finite chain of cause and effect.
- Premise 2
- A finite chain of cause and effect must begin with an uncaused cause.
- Conclusion
- The universe is the product of a process which began with an uncaused cause. »
Link 5
- Premise 1
- » The universe is the product of a process which began with an uncaused cause.
- Premise 2
- Only a god could be an uncaused cause.
- see also:
- Chain 49: It is possible that uncaused causation can occur naturally.
- Conclusion
- There exists a god or multiple gods.
- see also:
- Chain 44: The First Cause Argument is self-contradictory.
- Chain 48: The First Cause Argument does not prove the existence of a unique, ever-present, all-powerful, all-knowing and all-good god.
- topic: The existence of a god or gods
External links
- Cosmological argument - Wikipedia article
- Primum movens - Wikipedia article
