The Cosmological Argument (AQA A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Type of argument: Cosmological Argument
Type of argument: Cosmological Argument
A posteriori and inductive
Contingent beings definition
Contingent beings definition
Dependent on other things for their existence
Uncaused necessary being
Uncaused necessary being
Contains reason for own existence; essence is existence
Caused necessary being
Caused necessary being
Depends on another to exist, but once created is everlasting
Ex nihilo nihil fit
Ex nihilo nihil fit
Out of nothing nothing can come
Fallacy of composition
Fallacy of composition
Inferring truth of whole from truth of parts
Type of necessity in Way 3
Type of necessity in Way 3
Metaphysical necessity, not logical necessity
Brute fact
Brute fact
A fact with no explanation
Key observation in Aquinas' Way 3
Key observation in Aquinas' Way 3
Everything in the universe is contingent
Source of faith for Aquinas
Source of faith for Aquinas
Through God's grace, not reasoned arguments