Cosmological argument

discusses the cosmological argument. The cosmological argument makes an effort to conclude the existence of God from the existence of the cosmos or universe. The arguments are called first-cause arguments. The first-cause points to God being responsible for the “cause” of everything. Something caused the universe to come into existence out of nothing. Some have suggested that the big bang theory proves this point. McCloskey uses some argumentative evidence of evolution to reject this argument…

existence of the cosmos or universe” (Evans). The cosmological argument essentially states that the universe could not come into existence on its own, but that there must be a first cause. Looking at this argument from a general standpoint everything has a beginning- and a creator so to speak- our lives would not be if it were not for our great grandparents, their children, and so on. So, looking at the existence of God from the cosmological argument point of view the universe first needed a…

The teleological argument is an argument attempting to prove God’s existence based on the evidence of design and order in the universe. It works based on the belief that there must have been an intelligent designer, and the only being powerful enough to have created the universe is God. The argument is a posteriori and inductive; it looks at our experience of the universe and draws inferences from it. As they are based on inferences, these conclusions are statements of probability rather than…

The Design Argument is used as argument for God’s existence. It states that the universe as we know it, is comprised of complexity, and complex things do not solely come in to being, but must have been intelligently designed. If the universe and its components are complex, there must be someone that intelligently designed them, therefore, there must be a designer and that must be God. The design argument can be understood as being an argument for the existence of God and it achieves this by…

The existence of God has been a talked subject for more than 100 decades. Throughout this time we’ve managed to take a step forward into finalizing the question once and for all. We have the cosmological view and teleological view that help us understand if we do believe on God or if we don’t. There are two types of people in this world. One that doesn’t need proof to understand that there is a God. and the other that need logic to understand if there is a God. I don’t consider myself an atheist…

For decades now, the topic of God’s presence has been bantered consistently.There are numerous arguments that seek to explain life apart from God’s involvement. Such as, cosmological and teleological arguments. “In light of these, H.J McCloskey composed an article entitled "On Being an Atheist" in which he says these contentions are false and contends that without complete evidences, we should expel the possibility of God totally and his primary complaint to the possibility of God is the…

One can reject the argument from design by rejecting its premise, that there is evidence of design and purpose” (p.64). He believes there is no possible way to verify God exist or that he is the creator of the universe. Plus, he irradiates that because God’s realism lacks factual proof or evidence of “genuine indisputable examples of design or purpose are needed” then God is non-existence (McCloskey, n.d., p.64). McCloskey’s tangible argument appears to be about evolution and his…

63). This argument is an example of things that have no complete proof or reason to be. Thus, best if accepted because of the things that are seen, historical experiences, or on obvious things that have reason to exist, but not because of what is believed by assumptions…

this claim. The debates on the existence of God is based on the teleological and cosmological arguments. In his article, McCloskey refutes the claims made by these two arguments and holds that they are false. The author states that humans should dismiss the idea of God since there is evil in the world. McCloskey argues that since there is evil in the world, it can be concluded that God does not exist. The arguments made by the philosopher are related to the beliefs and values of atheists who…

God’s existence has been a key topic of debate over the past couple of centuries. People argue either way very strongly, and many are not open to hearing the other side. When this topic is argued, there are two main arguments, the cosmological and teleological argument. In this article, “On Being an Atheist”, H.J. McCloskey argues against each of these views. He believes that without sure “proof” of God, we need to totally pitch the idea that God exists. If this were the case, many…