The Cosmological argument is both an Inductive argument. It is also reliant on knowledge before experience, making it a posteriori. The cosmological argument is explained by Aquinas’ first three ways: • Motion – how objects move and change (cause & effect) • Efficient – things need other things to allow them to be efficient (e.g. a car needs fuel to run) • Contingency – we are dependent on things (e.g. a car is dependent on the fuel levels.) Aquinas explains that every effect has a cause, and much like the domino run everything requires a first cause. An example of cause and effect would be the turning of a steering wheel causing the car to change direction. This idea completely disproves infinite regression and suggests that the world requires a God or creator. Although we see small examples of cause and effect every day there must be a single cause for everything.
The Cosmological argument is both an Inductive argument. It is also reliant on knowledge before experience, making it a posteriori. The cosmological argument is explained by Aquinas’ first three ways:
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• Efficient – things need other things to allow them to be efficient (e.g. a car needs fuel to run)
• Contingency – we are dependent on things (e.g. a car is dependent on the fuel levels.)
Aquinas explains that every effect has a cause, and much like the domino run everything requires a first cause. An example of cause and effect would be the turning of a steering wheel causing the car to change direction. This idea completely disproves infinite regression and suggests that the world requires a God or creator. Although we see small examples of cause and effect every day there must be a single cause for everything.
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*The Cosmological Argument is an inductive argument.
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