The Existence of God
This argument about the existence of God, better known as the cosmological argument, begins with the late philosopher Aristotle. Similar to a modern day natural scientist, he believed that we could ascertain more about the world and the very fundamental nature of things within our world just by observing and recording. In many ways Aristotle resemble a modern day artist, a person who goes through life experiencing and watching all different types of energy that’s around, visually records this information and help others by spreading this knowledge to the mass. Aristotle too, would look and study the world and its patterns that were around him in order to gain insight into his world. In fact, the term cosmological …show more content…
When observing the world, visualize all the things around you big and small and one will begin to notice all things have a course already set in motion and not one thing has puts itself in motion. Now, if we assume that thing is in motion, it is because some thing is likely causing it to do so. However, when there are an infinite number of things in motion and things causing them to be in-motion it will not be correct because of balance. If an infinite chain or weakening existed anything in motion, and those same things are causing them to be in motion, then we could not account for the motion we see. If we move backwards from observing motions with their cause, and then to that cause of motion within those things that caused motion, and so on, then we could continuing moving backwards ad infinitum. For example think about attempting to count all of the points in a one hundred and eighty degree angle, moving from point J to point F. We would never get to point A although we know where point A exist as we know it’s there. Just like that, if the cause-and-effect chain never had a starting point then we would not be able to calculate the motion, which is around people. With there being motion, the cause and effect chain needs a place to begin, which leads us to the cause and effect relationship between the motion of events and the catalyst which started these motions. It’s believed at the beginning of time a cause and effect relationship was placed upon the world and motions were set upon the universe for beings to reach. So there must be a First Cause that set all other things in motion. Aquinas also believes, the first cause is uncaused because if something were caused by another thing, then the people have not fixed the issue of infinite regression. The First Cause is also known as the unmoved mover. The Unmoved Mover is a way of calling someone a being that
This argument about the existence of God, better known as the cosmological argument, begins with the late philosopher Aristotle. Similar to a modern day natural scientist, he believed that we could ascertain more about the world and the very fundamental nature of things within our world just by observing and recording. In many ways Aristotle resemble a modern day artist, a person who goes through life experiencing and watching all different types of energy that’s around, visually records this information and help others by spreading this knowledge to the mass. Aristotle too, would look and study the world and its patterns that were around him in order to gain insight into his world. In fact, the term cosmological …show more content…
When observing the world, visualize all the things around you big and small and one will begin to notice all things have a course already set in motion and not one thing has puts itself in motion. Now, if we assume that thing is in motion, it is because some thing is likely causing it to do so. However, when there are an infinite number of things in motion and things causing them to be in-motion it will not be correct because of balance. If an infinite chain or weakening existed anything in motion, and those same things are causing them to be in motion, then we could not account for the motion we see. If we move backwards from observing motions with their cause, and then to that cause of motion within those things that caused motion, and so on, then we could continuing moving backwards ad infinitum. For example think about attempting to count all of the points in a one hundred and eighty degree angle, moving from point J to point F. We would never get to point A although we know where point A exist as we know it’s there. Just like that, if the cause-and-effect chain never had a starting point then we would not be able to calculate the motion, which is around people. With there being motion, the cause and effect chain needs a place to begin, which leads us to the cause and effect relationship between the motion of events and the catalyst which started these motions. It’s believed at the beginning of time a cause and effect relationship was placed upon the world and motions were set upon the universe for beings to reach. So there must be a First Cause that set all other things in motion. Aquinas also believes, the first cause is uncaused because if something were caused by another thing, then the people have not fixed the issue of infinite regression. The First Cause is also known as the unmoved mover. The Unmoved Mover is a way of calling someone a being that