PHIL 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Kalam Cosmological Argument, Irenaean Theodicy, Cosmological Argument

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 1000
• Professor: Devin Shaw

Document Summary

Standard form and filling in the missing premise/conclusion. Distinguish cosmological from teleological from ontological arguments for god"s existence. 4: an infinite regress of causes is impossible (since an infinite regress of causes. If it"s finite, it must have a starting point has no first cause, and hence none of subsequent causes we observe would exist: therefore, there must be a first cause, which we call god. Kalam cosmological argument: whatever begins to exist has a cause (obvious from experience, the universe began to exist (big bang theory and impossibility of actual infinite regress of causes, therefore the universe has a cause. For example, the universe might be uncaused: premise 1 of the kalam cosmological argument is false, since we know that some events at the subatomic level are uncaused. Possible criticism of teleological argument: weak analogy. The universe is more like a living thing.