Metaphysics

What is the cosmological argument?

• argument that claims that the existence of God can be inferred from facts concering causation, change,,, about the universe. 

• an argument that supports the existence of God, refer to the state of being/existing. 

• The universe is so complexed and organized, it must have had an intelligent designer. Teleological argument in the existence of God. 

• the result or end of the process. 

What is the ontological argument?

• Views that reject general or fundamenteal aspects of human exsitence, such as objective truth, knowledge, morality, values - human values are baseless. Existence is senseless and useless. Denies moral truths. 

•  argument that claims that the existence of God can be inferred from facts concering causation, change,,, about the

• an argument that supports the existence of God, refer to the state of being/existing.

• a reason or explination for something as a function of its end, purpose, or goal, as opposed to function of its case. a doctrine explaining phenomena by final causes

What is the argument from design?

• Views that reject general or fundamenteal aspects of human exsitence, such as objective truth, knowledge, morality, values - human values are baseless. Existence is senseless and useless. Denies moral truths. 

• argument that claims that the existence of God can be inferred from facts concering causation, change,,, about the universe. 

• a reason or explination for something as a function of its end, purpose, or goal, as opposed to function of its case. a doctrine explaining phenomena by final causes. 

• The universe is so complexed and organized, it must have had an intelligent designer. Teleological argument in the existence of God. 

What are Aristotles 4 causes

What is the material cause

• the stuff from which things are made

• law according to which things develop

• starts the procces, the thing that does

• result or end of the process

What is the formal cause

• result or end of process.

• law according to which things develop

• starts the process, the thing that does

• the stuff from whcih things are made.

What is the efficient cause?

• result or end of the process.

• law according to which things develop

• the stuff from which things are made

• Starts the process, the thing that does.

what is the final cause

• the stuff from whcih things are made

• the result or end of the process

• law according to which things develop

• starts the proccess, the thing that does

What is teleology?

• n argument that supports the existence of God, refer to the state of being/existing. 

• Views that reject general or fundamenteal aspects of human exsitence, such as objective truth, knowledge, morality, values - human values are baseless. Existence is senseless and useless. Denies moral truths. 

•  reason or explination for something as a function of its end, purpose, or goal, as opposed to function of its case. a doctrine explaining phenomena by final causes. 

• being true to oneself when making moral choices, evidence of bad faith. 

What is nihilism?

• Knowing whether God exists is beyond our rational 

  capabilities. 

• Views that reject general or fundamenteal aspects of human exsitence, such as objective truth, knowledge, morality, values - human values are baseless. Existence is senseless and useless. Denies moral truths. 

• a reason or explination for something as a function of its end, purpose, or goal, as opposed to function of its case. a doctrine explaining phenomena by final causes

• an argument that supports the existence of God, refer to the state of being/existing.