cosmological argument

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === cosmological argument (plural cosmological arguments) (theology, philosophy) A type of argument for the existence of God arguing that since every thing and event that begins at a point in time has a cause, there must be an uncaused first cause. ==== Hypernyms ==== argument === See also === ontological argument teleological argument === References === “cosmological argument”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. "the general causality argument" in "The Existence of God" by P.J. Toner, in The Catholic Encyclopedia, Robert Appleton Company, New York, 1911. "cosmological argument" in FOLDOP - Free On-Line Dictionary Of Philosophy. "cosmological argument" in A Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names (Garth Kemerling, 1997-2002) Dictionary of Philosophy, Dagobert D. Runes (editor) (Philosophical Library, 1962), see: "Cosmological argument for God" by Herman Hausheer, page 68 === Further reading === cosmological argument on Wikipedia.Wikipedia