What is Cosmological argument?
The '''cosmological argument''' is an attempt to prove the existence of God by the fact that things exist.<ref>Runes, Dagobert D. (ed) 1942. ''The dictionary of philosophy''. New York: Philosophical Library. Entry by Herman Hausheer, p68.</ref> It assumes that things must have a [[wikt:cause|cause]], and that the [[causality|chain of causes]] can only end by a [[supernatural]] event. Other names for the argument are '''argument from universal causation''', '''argument from first cause''', '''causal argument''' and '''argument from existence'''. The [[universe]] exists, so there must be something that caused the universe. The first cause is claimed to be [[God]]. [[Thomas Aquinas]] said that God is the only thing that was not caused by something else, and that God created the cause of [[existence]]. The idea has been popular with many [[theologian]]s and [[philosophers]]. == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == *[http://www.theopedia.com/Arguements_for_the_existence_of_God Theopedia]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{religion-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cosmological Argument}} [[Category:Theology]]