Kalam Argument Flashcards
1
Q
Who developed the kalam argument? And what did they argue?
A
- Al Kindi
- Al Ghazali
- universe has a beginning and therefore and end
2
Q
What’s the Kalam argument
A
The Islamic form of the cosmological argument
3
Q
What did Al kindi and Al Ghazali’s ideas lead to?
A
The formation of the classical cosmological argument put forward by Aquinas in the 12th century
4
Q
Premises 1
A
Everything that comes into existence must have a cause
5
Q
Premise 2
A
The universe came into being
6
Q
Premise 3
A
The universe must have a cause
7
Q
Premise 4
A
The cause exists without having been cause by something law
8
Q
Premise 5
A
The cause is a non-physical one
9
Q
Conclusion
A
The cause is God
