Written by Jason Petersen Thomas Aquinas was the one who developed this argument. This argument is not as well known as the Kalam Cosmological Argument. The argument begins with the observation that this universe has objects that are within motion, but it argues that in order for the universe to be in motion there must […]
The Teleological Argument
Written by Jason Petersen The Teleological Argument is a classic argument for the existence of God. It was first posited by an Islamic philosopher named Averroes (This is his Latin name) or also known by his Arabic name, Ibn Rushd. Notice that both the Kalam Cosmological Argument and the Teleological Arguments came from Muslims. Later […]
The Kalam Cosmological Argument
The Kalam Cosmological Argument The cosmological argument was first introduced by Aristotle, but the argument was embraced by Christian, Jewish, and Muslim thinkers and philosophers. The Kalam Cosmological Argument can be traced to Kalam tradition Muslim theologians. One of the current and most prominent advocates of this argument is Christian philosopher Dr. William Lane Craig. […]