Cosmological Argument Essay

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The Cosmological Argument The cosmological argument purses to prove the existence of God. This is on the bounds that the universe has not always been in existence, and in order for it to have been created, then it must have been created by an external cause. This external cause is viewed as being God. This argument is a posteriori argument, as well as giving knowledge, the argument gives inductive explanations and gives conclusions, in which are given on experiences. The cosmological argument was voiced by Aquinas; however he was influenced by Aristotle. Aristotle is the philosopher where this idea originally came from. Aristotle said “the series must start with something since nothing can come from nothing”. This gives the impression that Aristotle believed that the creation of the universe was built around the idea of a supreme being or the prime mover. This is where he then gave the idea of an unmoved mover. An unmoved mover is a supreme thing that can make other things move without moving itself. Aquinas then developed Aristotle’s thoughts and came up with five ways, in which he aimed to prove the existence of God. In this essay I will go onto explain three of these way which form the cosmological argument. The first way is motion or motus, the second way is cause, and the third way is contingency. As mentioned above Aquinas believed that there is an unmoved mover whom formed the universe. He believed that the world is constantly in motion. He believed that changes cannot be infinite therefore there must be a prime mover. He believed that all changes in the world are due to a prior cause. He believed that the prior cause of sequences of change were all down to this supreme thing that he believed could only be God. This gives the idea that nothing can just cause itself. For example, a train carriage cannot move unless it has the front of it to pull it. In
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