The cosmological argument (Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B): Flashcards
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Cosmological argument
Cosmological argument
Proof of Allah's existence using cause & effect reasoning
Principle cosmological argument is based on
Principle cosmological argument is based on
Cause and effect
Basic observation in cosmological argument
Basic observation in cosmological argument
Nothing happens by itself in the natural world
Can the universe have caused itself?
Can the universe have caused itself?
No - the universe cannot have caused itself
Scholar who formalized cosmological argument
Scholar who formalized cosmological argument
Al-Ghazali
When Al-Ghazali formalized the argument
When Al-Ghazali formalized the argument
12th century
Al-Ghazali's Stage 1 of argument
Al-Ghazali's Stage 1 of argument
Whatever begins to exist has a cause
What argument shows about Allah's power
What argument shows about Allah's power
Demonstrates Allah's omnipotence (unlimited power)
Cosmological argument & Big Bang theory
Cosmological argument & Big Bang theory
Compatible - Allah could have caused the Big Bang
Qur'anic support for cosmological argument
Qur'anic support for cosmological argument
Surah 79:27-33
Main challenge to cosmological argument
Main challenge to cosmological argument
Doesn't prove Allah specifically, just some powerful cause
Muslim response: Allah & causation rules
Muslim response: Allah & causation rules
Allah exists outside normal cause & effect rules