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 *[[Arguments for the existence of God]]
 *[[Atheism and the origin of the universe]]
 == Notes ==
 {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}
 [[Category:Theology]]

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−	The '''cosmological argument''' or first cause argument "is a philosophical argument for the existence of God which ~~says~~ that everything has a cause, ~~therefore working back in time~~ there must have been a first cause~~. This~~ first cause was itself uncaused. ~~The argument is that this first cause was by what we call [[God]]~~"<ref>[http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/cosmological-argument.htm Cosmological argument], AllAboutPhilosophy</ref> ~~It is based on the principle of [[Cause and effect]]. However, not all effects have causes, leading some atheists to argue that the universe does not necessarily require a cause.~~	+	The '''cosmological argument''' or first cause argument "is a philosophical argument for the existence of God which explains that everything has a cause, that there must have been a first cause, and that this first cause was itself uncaused."<ref>[http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/cosmological-argument.htm Cosmological argument], AllAboutPhilosophy</ref>

	== Kalam cosmological argument ==		== Kalam cosmological argument ==

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−	The '''cosmological argument''' or first cause argument "is a philosophical argument for the existence of God which ~~explains~~ that everything has a cause, ~~that~~ there must have been a first cause~~, and that this~~ first cause was itself uncaused."<ref>[http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/cosmological-argument.htm Cosmological argument], AllAboutPhilosophy</ref>	+	The '''cosmological argument''' or first cause argument "is a philosophical argument for the existence of God which says that everything has a cause, therefore working back in time there must have been a first cause. This first cause was itself uncaused. The argument is that this first cause was by what we call [[God]]"<ref>[http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/cosmological-argument.htm Cosmological argument], AllAboutPhilosophy</ref> It is based on the principle of [[Cause and effect]]. However, not all effects have causes, leading some atheists to argue that the universe does not necessarily require a cause.

	== Kalam cosmological argument ==		== Kalam cosmological argument ==

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 # If the universe has an explanation of its existence, that explanation is God.
 # The universe is an existing thing.
-# Therefore the explanation of the universe is God.
+# Therefore, the explanation of the universe is God.
 Some [[Atheism|atheists]] object to premise 2 in that God does not have to be the explanation, but that the universe can be what is called a necessary being (one which exists of its own nature and have no external cause).  This was a suggestion of [[David Hume]] who demanded, "Why may not the material universe be the necessarily existent being?" (Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, part 9).

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 == Notes ==
 {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}
-[[Category: Theology]]
+[[Category:Theology]]

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 == Leibnizian cosmological argument ==
-The argument comes from a German polymath, [[Gottfriend Leibniz|Gottfriend Wilhelm Leibniz]].  Leibniz wrote, "The first question which should rightly be asked is this: why is there something rather than nothing?"
+The argument comes from a German [[polymath]], Gottfriend Wilhelm Leibniz.  Leibniz wrote, "The first question which should rightly be asked is this: why is there something rather than nothing?"
 The argument runs as follows:

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−	The '''cosmological argument''' or ~~First Cause Argument~~ "is a philosophical argument for the existence of God which explains that everything has a cause, that there must have been a first cause, and that this first cause was itself uncaused."<ref>[http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/cosmological-argument.htm Cosmological argument], AllAboutPhilosophy</ref>	+	The '''cosmological argument''' or first cause argument "is a philosophical argument for the existence of God which explains that everything has a cause, that there must have been a first cause, and that this first cause was itself uncaused."<ref>[http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/cosmological-argument.htm Cosmological argument], AllAboutPhilosophy</ref>

	== Kalam cosmological argument ==		== Kalam cosmological argument ==