Cosmological Argument for God’s Existence – June 21st, 2009
Jul 11th, 2009 |
Cosmological Argument
Definition: ‘God’ means maximal expression of ‘actuality’ or ‘fact.’
Definition: ‘fact’ means ‘concrete’ or ‘particular’ and also ‘contingent’ or ‘falsifiable.’
Definition: ‘maximal’ means ‘greatest conceivable expression.’
Argument
- Something exists (Gamwell’s argument)
- Something actual exists (ontological principle)
- Actualities are partially determined (Hartshorne)
- There are many actualities (corollary to 3.)
- Each actuality valuates other actualities (corollary to 3.)
- Valuation of actualities requires a cosmic, or all-inclusive, standard of valuation. (Gamwell)
- cosmic standard of valuation must itself be actual (Gamwell)
- God is the all-inclusive actuality expressing that cosmic standard. (definition)
Sum: the greatest conceivable expression of contingency is the perpetual or eternal perishing of a personality.
