Q&A: The Cosmological Proof and Prime Matter
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The Cosmological Proof and Prime Matter
Question
The more advanced cosmological proof (the Kalam) uses philosophical analysis to prove that the first cause must be God (unlimited, immaterial, personal, etc.). If so, why is there a need to prove that the universe has a cause instead of simply saying that the universe is not all the things that the first cause must be, and therefore the universe is not the first cause?
Answer
That is the same conclusion, just phrased differently.