Quiz 4 Cosmological Argument

Who first developed the cosmological argument?

• Hume

• Descartes

• Aquinas

• Plato

What is the meaning of the word 'cosmos'?

• the galaxy
• the cosmopolitan
• the universe
• the world

what is a contingent being? 

• being that is timeless
• a being that is self causing
• a being that is outwith space and time
• a being that is caused by something else

The key question answered by the cosmological argument is ....

• What caused the universe?

• What was the start of humanity?

• Who is God?

• Why is everything in motion?

What did Aquinas reject? 

• Effects having causes
• The possibility of infinite regress
• The Big Bang
• A prime mover

P1 -

P2 – nothing is its own cause

P3 – a chain of causes cannot be infinite

P4 – there must be a first cause

C – the first cause is God

What is the missing premise?

• Everything causes something

• Everything is aware of its own cause

• There has always been a first cause

• Everything has a cause

Define polytheist

• Someone who disbelieves or has a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods

• A person who believes that nothing is known for sure about the existence or nature of God

• the belief that there is only one God

• The belief in or worship of more than one god

Define omniscient

• all loving

• all knowing

• all powerful

A sound argument is...

• Good and true

• Has true premises and a fallacy

• Has false premises and valid logic.

• Has true premises and valid logic

An argument is...

• a series of questions that aims to convince or persuade

• A series of statements that aims to sell something

• A series of orders that aims to sell something

• A series of statements that aims to convince or persuade