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What of the Cosmological?

Posted by: Pajaro on April 13, 1999 at 18:16:38:

In Reply to: Two more and the Ontological one modified posted by Nikhil Jaikumar on April 12, 1999 at 18:55:36:

Can't believe this never came up before, since it is the "popular" approach to explaining the necessity of God's existence.
The universe cannot cause itself.
Nothing comes from nothing.
The universe is not an effect in an infinite cause/effect series.
Therefore the universe must be caused by a first, uncaused cause.
Hence the Unmoved Mover, or God.

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Inductive Loops; a lot of heat, but no light. Gideon Hallett UK April 14 1999 (0)