Cosmological constant

The cosmological argument for God’s existence has been called the empiricists’ form of argument. This is because it starts on the basis of human encounter with the physical universe. There are forms of this argument in the philosophies of Plato and Aristotle. However, its most eloquent representation is found in the philosophy of Saint Thomas Aquinas, a Dominican priest. He was basically an Aristotelian philosopher. In his time, he argued for the existence of God not minding the existential…

The third premise of the Kalam cosmological argument states that the universe has a cause of its existence. Craig believes that if he has shown this premise to be true, he has proven the existence of the theistic God. It is important to note that according to current science the beginning of our universe also marks that beginning of time. So, there is no temporal moment before the beginning of our universe at which God might cause our universe to begin. Therefore, God could not have caused our…

Significant evidence for God’s existence has failed to settle the ongoing debate regarding whether or not God exists. Philosophers have formulated theories to either prove or disprove God’s existence. Evidently, there is not a correct theory since God’s existence can actually ever be proven, however, there are philosophers who are more successful in arguing for their views of God’s existence compared to other philosophers. Thomas Aquinas, a renowned philosopher and regarded as one of the…

Kant’s Categorical Imperative According to Kant, we should always act according to the individual 's duty, not anticipating any consequences ahead. If each individual act accordingly, I believe that there will be less negative events occur and more positive outcomes. For example, sometimes doing negative things is wrong, such as lying. If we were to lie for a positive outcome, then it proves that if each individual act accordingly, then there will less negative outcome and it also proves that…

Therefore, the first half of the creation week does not necessarily proceed along the lines which some insist. The only solution to this difficulty would be to interpret the text as saying that the Sun appeared on the fourth day, but that it had actually been created on the first and was therefore the source of the light which separated day and night. This is something which the adamantly literal interpreters refuse to do. In critiquing Hugh Ross for suggesting such an arrangement, Terry…

since the beginning of logical thinking. Many philosophers believe that God exists, while others argue and refute His existence. Did the universe really occur by random chance? Or is the universe intricately designed according to a superior being? Cosmological evidence for the origin of the universe presents the Big Bang Theory as the cause for its existence. The Big Bang model implies that…

In the Ontological argument, you're starting with the simple concept of God. Does God exist? St. Anselm's theory tries to come to a conclusion about this question. St. Anselm goes on to make two major points in his argument. One being that there is a difference between existence in reality and existence in understanding. Existence in reality is a basic notion, that things that physically exist do, and things that don’t, don’t. Existence in understanding means that anything can exist if we want…

Nathan Cha Professor Song Philosophical Perspectives 17 December 2015 The cosmological Argument In William Lane Craig’s, “The Kalam Cosmological Argument,” he argues that whatever begins to exists had a cause of its existence, and since the universe began to exist Craig claims that the universe had a cause for existing. Craig furthers his claim by stating that God is the cause for the universe existing. To object to this argument J.L. Mackie brings some questions to the table to unpack…

Aquinas’ Cosmological argument, which is proving whether or not God exists through observations in the sensible realm, does not prove the existence of a God for many reasons. I will attempt to show at least two. Both stem from Aquinas not knowing more of the world, Or being unable to apply that knowledge. Aquinas believed that you could prove things through observing with the senses. In other words he followed the discipline of philosophy as perceived by Aristotle. His line of thinking…

In this paper, I will explain the rationale of the cosmological argument and it’s objections as presented by Hume in the Dialogues Concering Natural Religion. My conclusion is that the cosmological argument ultimately fails to prove the existence of a self-caused being. I will show that is unreasonable to claim that there need be an explanation for the whole infinite series of a cause and effect chain. The character Demea primarily says that everything has a reason and utilizes this…