PHL 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: William Lane Craig, Actual Infinity, Mecha
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Phl 201 - week 8 - lecture 17. Classical theism - god is all powerful, all knowing, morally perfect. Pantheism - god and the cosmos are one. New ageism - there"s a higher power . The existence of the universe needs a cause (?) Whatever exists has a cause for its existence. Therefore, the universe has a cause for its existence which we call god. There can"t be an infinite series of causes. C. if there"s no cause, there can be no effect. The universe is the result of (1)an infinite series of causes, (2) is self-caused, (3) a first cause. Whatever begins to exist has a cause for its existence. Therefore, the universe has a cause for its existence. A metaphysical intuition on which all science depends. The impossibility of an actual infinite series. Subatomic particle behavior - presupposes conditions, a certain model of physics. If it"s not eternal, then it"s contingent - requires a cause.
