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Cosmological arguments attempt to show that a god is necessary from principles of causation. There are several such arguments (and other related ones), including the Argument from First Cause, the Kalam Cosmological Argument (advanced by William Lane Craig), and the Argument for an Unmoved Mover. The argument generally follows this rationale: * A1 Everything is caused by something else, creating a - possibly infinite - chain of causation * A2 An infinite chain is impossible, and the only alternative is to cut it by a First Cause * A3 This 'First Cause' is God

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  • Cosmological arguments attempt to show that a god is necessary from principles of causation. There are several such arguments (and other related ones), including the Argument from First Cause, the Kalam Cosmological Argument (advanced by William Lane Craig), and the Argument for an Unmoved Mover. The argument generally follows this rationale: * A1 Everything is caused by something else, creating a - possibly infinite - chain of causation * A2 An infinite chain is impossible, and the only alternative is to cut it by a First Cause * A3 This 'First Cause' is God
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  • Cosmological arguments attempt to show that a god is necessary from principles of causation. There are several such arguments (and other related ones), including the Argument from First Cause, the Kalam Cosmological Argument (advanced by William Lane Craig), and the Argument for an Unmoved Mover. The argument generally follows this rationale: * A1 Everything is caused by something else, creating a - possibly infinite - chain of causation * A2 An infinite chain is impossible, and the only alternative is to cut it by a First Cause * A3 This 'First Cause' is God All three steps are problematic. It is eminently not clear that everything is caused by something, and although there are variations that might be more plausible it isn't clear how they relate to existence as a whole. It is not clear why an infinite regression could not be the ultimate description of reality, or that a First Cause is necessary for a finite chain, and so the supposition of a First Cause is suspect at best. Even if both prior assumptions are accepted, it is not at all clear why this 'First Cause' should be called 'God'. Rejecting each claim in turn is the task of the following, more detailed, analysis. For a simpler summary of the argument see Uncaused cause.
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