1.2. First Cause Argument

• The First Cause Argument posits that everything has a cause.


  True
• The First Cause Argument uses the example of a building to illustrate the concept of a chain of causation
• Match the version of the First Cause Argument with its key figure:

  Aristotelian Version ↔️ Aristotle

  Kalam Version ↔️ Medieval Islamic philosophers
• What does the Kalam version of the First Cause Argument emphasize about the universe?

  It had a beginning
• What is the First Cause often identified as in the First Cause Argument?

  God
• Why is the First Cause often identified as God in the First Cause Argument?

  Ultimate source of existence
• What is the role of the First Cause in the Cosmological Argument?

  Uncaused originator
• Which version of the First Cause Argument emphasizes the need for an uncaused First Cause to avoid infinite regress?

  Aristotelian Version
• Who developed the Kalam Version of the First Cause Argument?

  Medieval Islamic philosophers
• Even if the First Cause is established, it does not conclusively prove it is the God of a particular religion
• Thomas Aquinas outlined the three ways to prove God's existence in his work Summa Theologica
• Steps in the core premise of the First Cause Argument

  1️⃣ Everything that exists has a cause.

  2️⃣ The chain of causes must have an origin.

  3️⃣ The First Cause is uncaused and often identified as God.
• What term is used to describe the uncaused First Cause in the First Cause Argument?

  First Cause
• Why is the uncaused First Cause often identified as God in the First Cause Argument?

  It is independent and eternal
• The First Cause Argument assumes that every effect has a preceding cause.

  True
• The First Cause Argument is also known as the Cosmological Argument.


  True
• Match the version of the First Cause Argument with its focus:

  Aristotelian Version ↔️ Causal chain

  Kalam Version ↔️ Universe's origin
• The Aristotelian Version of the First Cause Argument was proposed by Aristotle.


  True
• What is a key criticism against the premise that everything has a cause in the First Cause Argument?

  Universe may be eternal
• What is another name for the First Cause Argument?

  Cosmological Argument
• What is the uncaused originator of all causation called in the First Cause Argument?

  First Cause
• The First Cause is dependent on other causes for its existence.

  False
• The Aristotelian version of the First Cause Argument argues that the uncaused First Cause is the ultimate source of all existence
• An infinite regress of causes is possible according to the First Cause Argument.

  False
• The Aristotelian version of the First Cause Argument emphasizes the need for an uncaused First Cause in the causal chain
• The Kalam version of the First Cause Argument specifically addresses the beginning of the universe
• The chain of causes in the First Cause Argument must start with an uncaused First Cause
• The Kalam Version of the First Cause Argument argues that the universe had a beginning, which necessitates a First Cause
• The principle of causation is a fundamental premise of the First Cause Argument.


  True