Arguments for the Existence of God

Vocabulary flashcards covering concepts and arguments for the existence of God based on the lecture notes.

Metacosmic

Describing God as completely beyond the cosmos and human experience.

Transcendent

The concept of God as being purely spirit and existing completely beyond the physical world.

Intuitive Argument

An argument for the existence of God based on the understanding that the world is finite.

Cosmological Argument

An argument for the existence of God asserting that every existing thing has a cause, asking why there is something rather than nothing.

Argument from Motion

A sub-argument of the cosmological argument stating that motion requires a prime mover or source of motion, identified as God.

Efficient Cause

A philosophical concept in cosmological arguments stating that nothing can be its own efficient cause, requiring an ultimate first cause.

Teleological Argument

Also known as the argument from design, it states that design in the universe implies a designer.