THEO 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Pantheism, Unmoved Mover, Kalam Cosmological Argument
28 Jan 2018
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384-322 bc- aristotle-wanted to prove the existence of a god above human things. Everything in the universe changes and is in motion-need a starting point for motion- has to be outside space and time- unmoved mover. Example-newton"s law of inerta-natural state is in motion god put everything in motion. Einstein, when we notice a change in space in time it is just an illusion. Starts out with existence in the mind and leads to existence in reality is better. He says that god is the greatest being. There has to be some reality that corresponds to god -exists in reality and in the mind. Originated in the 12th century-anything that exists has a cause /why. Therefore, the universe has a cause for its existence. Leaves the question- is the existence personal or impersonal. You have nothing to loose and everything to gain. If he does(cid:374) t e(cid:454)ist (cid:455)ou loose (cid:374)othi(cid:374)g, if he does e(cid:454)ist good to believe i(cid:374) hi(cid:373)
