PHIL 2003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cosmological Argument, Natural Theology

• School: University of Arkansas
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 2003
• Professor: Bobby Howard

Document Summary

Argument that is trying to prove that the universe has a cause. A good reason to show that god exists: testimony (reliable source) Everything that begins to exist has a cause. Science has given great reason to say this is completely true: 3. What kind of thing could have possibly caused this universe: example of how god is brought into the equation. Universe- everything that exists that is physical. Space and time are really the same substance: model of space and time is way different today than 10 years ago, quantum physics, time and space are essentially the same thing. The universe used to be considered whatever physical exists in an empty container, but now it refers to spacetime and anything that exists in it. When the universe began to exist, spacetime began. The universe is at a constant expansion (began with one speck of matter)