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Cosmological argument — The cosmological argument is an argument for the existence of a First Cause (or instead, an Uncaused cause) to the universe, and by extension is often used as an argument for the existence of an unconditioned or supreme being, usually then… … Wikipedia
cosmological argument — Philos. an argument for the existence of God, asserting that the contingency of each entity, and of the universe composed wholly of such entities, demands the admission of an adequate external cause, which is God. Also called cosmological proof.… … Universalium
cosmological argument — An influential argument (or family of arguments) for the existence of God. Its premises are that all natural things are dependent for their existence on something else; the totality of dependent beings must then itself depend upon a non dependent … Philosophy dictionary
cosmological argument — Philos. an argument for the existence of God, asserting that the contingency of each entity, and of the universe composed wholly of such entities, demands the admission of an adequate external cause, which is God. Also called cosmological proof.… … Useful english dictionary
cosmological argument — see argument, cosmological … Christian Philosophy
COSMOLOGICAL ARGUMENT — an attempt to prove the existence of GOD from the empirical fact that things exist. The argument is based on the view that being contingent the UNIVERSE requires the existence of a non contingent God. Although the argument was savaged by David … Concise dictionary of Religion
cosmological argument — This expression refers to a variety of arguments for the existence of God based on cosmology; in general, each argument examines a particular aspect of the existing world and shows that it implies the existence of God … Glossary of theological terms
Kalam cosmological argument — The Kalām cosmological argument is a contemporary version of the cosmological argument taking its form from Kalām, a form of dialectical argument used in Islamic philosophy.Fact|date=February 2008. It attempts to prove the existence of God by… … Wikipedia
cosmological argument for God — Космологическое доказательство бытия Бога … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
cosmological — argument … Philosophy dictionary
