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Background
Plato and aristotle postulated th...,
Both p and a started their argume...,
Argument is based on what
5  cards
Background
Plato and aristotle 4 5th century...,
How did both starts their argument,
What s their argument based on th...
6  cards
Premises + Conclusion
Premise 1,
Premise 2,
Premise 3
4  cards
Kalam Argument
Who developed the japan argument,
What s the kalam argument,
What did al kindi and al ghazali ...
9  cards
Definitions
Cosmos,
Reason for augument,
What does it seek to find
6  cards
Copleston (S)
Quote,
What does he support,
What could an infinite chain of c...
11  cards
Premises and Conclusion
P1,
P2,
P3
4  cards
Kalam Argument
Who developed the kalam argument,
What is the kalam argument,
What did they argue
10  cards
Thomas Aquinas
His thoughts were written in his ...,
He based a lost of his ideas on t...,
Aquinas asked what
8  cards
Craig
Whats craig a supporter of,
What does craig also support,
He argues what
7  cards
(S) Leibniz
What did he question,
In his principle of sufficient re...,
For a sufficient reason for the w...
4  cards
Criticisms Of Aquinas
He says nothing can be the cause ...,
Aquinas defends himself saying,
Suppose here is an exception
3  cards
(C) - Dawkins
What did he argue against,
What did he say,
Dawkins says that the ca is an
3  cards
(C) Russell
Comparing the universe to humans ...,
Russell said that if things requi...,
These thing are there and that is...
5  cards
Strengths
Argument is based on empirical ev...,
As an a posteriori argument it,
Inductive
8  cards
Weaknesses
Could not the universe just be a,
Does a first mover or first cause...,
Since we have no experience of th...
8  cards
Conclusion
A convincing argument in that it,
It explains why there is,
Its appealing to atheists as it
4  cards

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