PHIL 1100 Lecture : The Meaning of Life-Baier (cont'd)

• School: York University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 1100
• Professor: David Stamos

Document Summary

At this point his conclusion is that the universe is not a thing, but rather a totality of things. Therefore there is no reason to assume that the universe has an origin. Individual things have origins, but the entire universe does not have an origin. To say the universe has an origin is filled with contradictions. His view is that the universe is probably eternal. If one replies that the universe was created by god out of nothing then raises the question of the origin of god. A common reply is that god is the only exception not having an origin. There is a problem with saying something that does not need a cause because there is an exception to the rule. The difference between saying god exists and the universe exists is that we know the universe exists. Section 2 is about the purpose of mans existence, moving away from the topic of the universe.