The Cosmological Argument Why People Do Not Exist
The theistic argument that I think is most plausible is the Cosmological Argument. I think this because to me this is the only argument that is plausible because things do not exist without a cause. For example, people and animals do not exist without reproduction. People must have a first cause to be created and exist. “The cosmological argument for God’s existence goes like this: The world could not exist on its own so there must have been a first cause that brought it into being. This first cause is God. Or put another way, the universe could not just exist on its own—someone or something must have made it. This cause of the universe is God” (Theological Studies). The Cosmological Argument states that every true contingent proposition
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This is true because clearly someone or something, a first cause, created the universe. So, whatever explains “the universe exists” must be necessary. Necessary truths are not only true, but cannot be false. This being said, God is the necessary person because “the universe exists” is a true contingent proposition-meaning that it is a fact. If the universe cannot exist on its own, God must have created it. Whatever or whoever created the universe must be necessary. This is saying God is not only true, but cannot be false. I think this is correct because under the Cosmological Argument, the world does not exist on its own, which means God had to create it. In addition to that, if God didn’t make it, someone else would have. For example, people are not just born and created out of nothing-their parents must be the producers of them. The parents are a true necessary proposition because it is true that it takes a female and male to create a child and that cannot be false; there is no other way to create a child. In comparison to the universe, someone or something would have had to make the specific other object that “created” the universe. This being said, God exists and is the necessary proposition because God created the …show more content…
I think this is a significant objection because it is very hard to prove that God did create the universe, because if he did, some people may question who or what first cause created him. Also, even though the Cosmological Argument states that there is a first cause for everything that exists, there is no way to prove that the first cause is omniscient, omnibenevolent, and omnipotent, this being said, because there is no way to prove that, the creator of the universe is omniscient, omnibenevolent, and omnipotent. If the creator of the universe is not omniscient, omnibenevolent, and omnipotent, the creator of the universe cannot be God. People also may question if it was an intelligent designer who created the universe. This is an example of Intelligent Design Creationism. An objection could be, “what if God stands behind evolution and guides it and a design creationist accepts the basic principles of the theory of evolution” (170, Rauhut). There are many objections, but this objection stands out because, how can you know God created the universe, if there is no prove the creator is all good and knowing and God does not have a first
This is true because clearly someone or something, a first cause, created the universe. So, whatever explains “the universe exists” must be necessary. Necessary truths are not only true, but cannot be false. This being said, God is the necessary person because “the universe exists” is a true contingent proposition-meaning that it is a fact. If the universe cannot exist on its own, God must have created it. Whatever or whoever created the universe must be necessary. This is saying God is not only true, but cannot be false. I think this is correct because under the Cosmological Argument, the world does not exist on its own, which means God had to create it. In addition to that, if God didn’t make it, someone else would have. For example, people are not just born and created out of nothing-their parents must be the producers of them. The parents are a true necessary proposition because it is true that it takes a female and male to create a child and that cannot be false; there is no other way to create a child. In comparison to the universe, someone or something would have had to make the specific other object that “created” the universe. This being said, God exists and is the necessary proposition because God created the …show more content…
I think this is a significant objection because it is very hard to prove that God did create the universe, because if he did, some people may question who or what first cause created him. Also, even though the Cosmological Argument states that there is a first cause for everything that exists, there is no way to prove that the first cause is omniscient, omnibenevolent, and omnipotent, this being said, because there is no way to prove that, the creator of the universe is omniscient, omnibenevolent, and omnipotent. If the creator of the universe is not omniscient, omnibenevolent, and omnipotent, the creator of the universe cannot be God. People also may question if it was an intelligent designer who created the universe. This is an example of Intelligent Design Creationism. An objection could be, “what if God stands behind evolution and guides it and a design creationist accepts the basic principles of the theory of evolution” (170, Rauhut). There are many objections, but this objection stands out because, how can you know God created the universe, if there is no prove the creator is all good and knowing and God does not have a first