cosmological argument

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cosmological argument (plural cosmological arguments)

1. (theology, philosophy) A type of argument for the existence of God arguing that since every thing and event that begins at a point in time has a cause, there must be an uncaused first cause.

See also

• ontological argument
• teleological argument

References

• “cosmological argument”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "the general causality argument" in "The Existence of God" by P.J. Toner, in The Catholic Encyclopedia, Robert Appleton Company, New York, 1911.
• "cosmological argument" in FOLDOP - Free On-Line Dictionary Of Philosophy.
• "cosmological argument" in A Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names (Garth Kemerling, 1997-2002)
• Dictionary of Philosophy, Dagobert D. Runes (editor) (Philosophical Library, 1962), see: "Cosmological argument for God" by Herman Hausheer, page 68