PDF-The cosmological argument

Must every event have a cause David Hume famously argued that we cannot know this It is not an analytic truth by contrast. Lakeside institute of Theology. Apologetics . (CM4). The Existence of God I. February 13, 2015. Apologetics. . (CM4). . Jan. 30 – Introduction to Apologetics. Feb. 6 – Reliability of Witnesses . and overview of . cosmological arguments. Two examples:. Leibnizian. Kalam. Objections. Outline. Does God Exist?. Why is there something rather than nothing?. Is the Universe eternal?. Introduction. We’re venturing into some deep philosophy and physics. What if God does not exist?. What do Australians believe about the existence of God?. Arguments for God’s existence. Arguments against God’s existence. What does the Bible say?. What if God does exist?. PHIL/RS 335. Going back to the beginning.. The cosmological argument has its origin in Ancient Greek Philosophy.. We see versions of the argument in the work of both Plato and Aristotle.. There, of course, the argument was not aimed at proving the existence of a theistic divinity, but at explaining the origin of the world.. ‘Those who try to prove that God exists a priori are guilty of impious curiosity. For to do that is tantamount to making oneself the god of God, thereby denying the God one seeks.’. Giovanni . Vico. in the Questions for next week. 1. Read Deuteronomy 30:15-19 and rewrite . Moses’s. statement as a logical argument. . Questions for next week. 2. What logical fallacy does Jesus refer to in Matthew 11:19? . AS. Background to the Argument. A classical theistic proof for the existence of God. Supports the concept of the God of classical theism (. omni. -words). Accepts that the cosmos is contingent upon a prior being to bring it into existence. Get Creative Starter Challenge:. Using . ONLY . the resources that I give you on your desk build me either:. A fully functioning Boeing 747 ready to take passengers to the USA. OR. B) A fully functioning warship ready to protect British Waters this afternoon.. What is the Cosmological argument?. Cosmological: Referring to the origin and structure of the universe.. The cosmological argument tries to prove that there is a perfect and well ordered universe, and a world in which we live (cosmos), rather than nothingness, because God brought the cosmos into existence. Theists argue that the universe is perfect because it was created by God and is not the result of random chance (the big bang theory).. reason. Arguments based on . observation. What are you most struggling with. ?. Write any . questions. on your post it note.. Group Quiz…. Round one: Teleological arguments. What is “Teleological argument”?. Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. Descartes’ question. Cosmological arguments usually ask ‘why does anything exist’?. Descartes doubts the existence of everything, and offers his cosmological argument after showing only that he . Kalam. Argument. Learning objective. To be able to analyse the . Kalam. form of the Cosmological Argument. Learning outcomes. Outline and explain the key points and key words. Explain the library example. Cosmological Criticisms. Hume. 1711-1776. Empiricist. All knowledge comes from the senses. Imagination makes a connection between cause and effect. We think we know more about the world . than we really do.