Rebutting the Cosmological Argument - Fallacy of Composition

Considering the front door's color as irrelevant

Jumping to conclusions without any evidence

Inferring that all things in the universe are contingent

Inferring that a characteristic of a thing applies to the whole thing (correct)

Contingent things can bring themselves into existence

All contingent things are impossible

The universe is entirely contingent

The fallacy that there must be a necessary being on which all contingent things depend (correct)

'We must see the full staircase before having faith'

'Faith is the first step without seeing the full staircase' (correct)

'Concrete evidence must precede faith'

'Faith is based on concrete evidence'

<p>A being that must exist for all contingent beings to exist</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>'Mackie finds the notion of a necessary being objectionable'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It necessitates a leap of faith in understanding Aquinas' argument</p> Signup and view all the answers