Strengths and Weaknesses of Cosmological Argument

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Strengths and Weaknesses of Cosmological Argument Universe exists and needs an explanation Can be observed Everything is contingent Everything moves and changes It is simple There cannot be an infinite chain of causes It is logical – things cannot make themselves exist Big Bang theory supports it Does not prove existence of Christian God Why not an infinite regression of causes? It’s as easy to say that the universe is eternal as God is eternal Just because everything we see has a cause, it doesn’t mean everything has a cause No one was around to see how the universe was made so how can we talk about it?

Strengths of Cosmological Argument Universe exists and needs an explanation Can be observed Everything is contingent Everything moves and changes It is simple There cannot be an infinite chain of causes It is logical – things cannot make themselves exist Big Bang theory supports it

Weaknesses of Cosmological Argument Does not prove existence of Christian God Why not an infinite regression of causes? It’s as easy to say that the universe is eternal as God is eternal Just because everything we see has a cause, it doesn’t mean everything has a cause No one was around to see how the universe was made so how can we talk about it?