Cosmological Argument for God (house, show, quote, Alto)

streetwaves · 04-14-2009, 10:45 AM

Recently I debated a Christian that employed the following argument. It seems to be quite popular these days (Dr. William Lane Craig used a similar one against Christopher Hitchens recently):

1. Anything that exists has an explanation of its existence, either in the necessity of its own nature or in an external cause.
2. If the universe has an explanation of its existence, that explanation is God.
3. The universe exists.
4. Therefore, the universe has an explanation of its existence. (from 1,3)
5. Therefore, the explanation of the existence of the universe is God. (from 2,4)

What are your thoughts? Obviously I completely disagree with it, but I'll post later.

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streetwaves Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 267	Cosmological Argument for God Recently I debated a Christian that employed the following argument. It seems to be quite popular these days (Dr. William Lane Craig used a similar one against Christopher Hitchens recently): 1. Anything that exists has an explanation of its existence, either in the necessity of its own nature or in an external cause. 2. If the universe has an explanation of its existence, that explanation is God. 3. The universe exists. 4. Therefore, the universe has an explanation of its existence. (from 1,3) 5. Therefore, the explanation of the existence of the universe is God. (from 2,4) What are your thoughts? Obviously I completely disagree with it, but I'll post later. __________________ rateyourmusic Last edited by streetwaves; 04-14-2009 at 10:50 AM.