The Cosmological Argument For God's Existence

The argument for God’s existence has remained a constant topic of conversation, and at the head of much controversy. An argument attempting to prove the existence of God can be found through the Cosmological Argument, known also by its informal name as the “first cause argument”. The argument raises the issue of a first cause and where all things in the universe originated. This issue serves importance by highlighting conflicts humanity faces when questioning the origin of all things, and whether or not it was caused directly by God. The argument also sheds light on the natural human tendency to require an explanation for virtually everything that exists. This is what philosophers call as sufficient reasoning, a need to know the cause for everything …show more content…
Logic dictates that an infinite regress of causes is impossible, and that things can not cause themselves to exist. It is only logical to assume someone with extraordinary abilities including omnipotence, omnipotent, and omnipresent, could have caused the universe to exist. This ultimately leads to the belief in God’s existence. Although the argument follows a cohesive logical order, however, the conclusion which assumes God created the universe, is faulty. The argument that God brought about the universe is somewhat unconvincing and contradictory. Although the argument lays a clear conclusion, it potentially creates more problems than answers. Many find the argument useless, leaving people nothing, and continuing to question the initial first cause. The single most important objection given towards the cosmological argument lies within the question of who created God? Other than the clear statement that God was the initial cause for all things that exist, it appears God is exempt from causation. Non-theists suggest that if something clearly causes itself to exist, therefore nothing exists before it exists at all. Logically, the idea seems impossible. While arguments posed criticize the cosmological argument and its flaws, it does not prove it to be false. However, while taking into account the lack of present evidence, the argument for God’s existence based on his apparent creation of the universe is lacking with insufficient credibility to go behind it. The attitude of skepticism, appealing to science and the scientific method as ways of determining what is true, drives critical thinking and applying a variety of information from several sources to reach a fair conclusion. Conclusively, while many arguments exist attempting to exist God’s existence, the cosmological argument does not succeed, failing to provide sufficient reasoning for the