cosmological argument

cosmological argument

noun Philosophy.
an argument for the existence of God, asserting that the contingency of each entity, and of the universe composed wholly of such entities, demands the admission of an adequate external cause, which is God.
Also called cosmological proof.
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cosmological argument
 
n
philosophy ontological argument Compare teleological argument one of the arguments that purport to prove the existence of God from empirical facts about the universe, esp the argument to the existence of a first cause

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Main Entry:  cosmological argument
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  an argument for the existence of God because nature depends on something for its existence and the cosmos must therefore depend on a being for its existence
Usage:  philosophy
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