The Cosmological Argument

What does the domino effect tell us about the universe?

The universe is a chain of cause and effect

What does cosmos mean?

Universe

Which argument is one of the oldest arguments for the existence of God?

Cosmological argument

What is the short answer for what the cosmological argument is?

Cause and effect

Explain the cause and effect of the cosmological argument in 3 points?

• Everything in the universe has a cause

• Therefore the universe must also have a cause

• the cause of the universe is God

Who was Thomas Aquinas?

13th century monk

What did Aquinas create?

The most famous version of the cosmological argument

What 2 things did Aquinas believe about God and the universe?

• God exists outside the universe

• God causes the universe

Where can Aquinas’ cosmological arguments be found?

Summa Theological part , Question 2, Article 3

Which of Aquinas’ ‘ways’ is the Teleological Argument?

Teleological argument

What else was found in Summa Theologica?

His 5 ways

What is Aquinas’ first way?

The unmoved mover/prime mover

Explain Aquinas’ first way?

Everything that is in motion and changes this motion has to be put in this state but something else

Explain dependency in Aquinas’ first way?

God sustains the universe. Without the unmoved mover’s continued existence, change and movement would not continue

What does deism mean?

God has created the world then leaves to create something else

What is Aquinas’ second way?

The uncaused causer/first cause

What is the difference between Aquinas’ Way 1 and Way 2?

Replaces change and motion with the concept of cause

What is the concept of cause in terms of Aquinas’ way 2?

Every effect has a cause and there must be a first cause which we call God

What is Aquinas’ third way?

Contingency and Necessity

What is the concept of Aquinas’ third way?

Everything in the world is contingent and depends on something else for its continued existence