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General criticisms of the cosmological argument with three specific philosophers

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Weaknesses of thecosmologicalargument.Hume.Depends on theexistence of a"necessary" being.Hume rejects this ashe believes there is nobeing that can beinconceivable.He doesn't believe anythingcaused the universe to begin.It could be selfexisting- perhaps italways existed.If there is a 1st cause why doesit automatically lead to the Godof classic theism.Aquinas is guilty of makingan INDUCTIVE LEAP.(Jumps to theconclusion thatonly God can fillthe first cause.Human beings automaticallymake the connectionbetween cause and effect.Bertrand Russell.Agreed withHume.The world is just"BRUTE FACT".Some things (like theuniverse) are just there,and require noexplanation.It is not possible toreach an "adequateexplanation".Tyler and Reid."The logic of thepremise does notdemand the necessaryconclusion".General criticisms.How can God not have acause?What caused God?The argument only works forthose who are satisfied that Godhimself requires no explanation.Isn't this an exception tothe argument's "rule"?Can't the Big Bang Theorybe an explanation in itself?Why can't there bean infinite series ofcauses?Double click this nodeto edit the textClick and drag this buttonto create a new node