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The principle of cause and effect is the philosophical doctrine of stating the relation
between an event, usually called cause, and a second event, usually called effect.
Probably, the easiest way to explain this philosophical concept is: An effect explains
what has happened whereas a cause explains why it has happened. - ANSWER 1. what
2. why
Romans 1:20 records, "For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine
nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things
that have been made. So they are without excuse." Due to what has been _________
(effect), all humans have the capacity to perceive that there is a divine _________
(cause). - ANSWER 1. made
2. Maker
What is the first premise in the cause and effect argument for God's existence? -
ANSWER Everything that begins to exist has a cause.
What is the second premise in the cause and effect argument for God's existence? -
ANSWER The universe began to exist.
What is the conclusion of the cause and effect argument for God's existence? - ANSWER
The universe has a cause.
What does the scientific Law of Causality state? - ANSWER Something cannot come
from nothing.
Of the two premises in the cause and effect argument for God's existence, skeptics are
most likely to challenge the second premise. What five points-all from science-back the
second premise up The universe began to exist? - ANSWER 1. Second Law of
, Thermodynamics
2. Expanding universe
3. Einstein's theory of General Relativity
4. Radiation echo
5. Galaxy seeds
What is the Second Law of Thermodynamics? - ANSWER Everything tends to become
disordered, including the universe.
You have just read the design argument for God's existence. What is Premise 1?
Premise 2? What about the conclusion? - ANSWER Premise 1: Whatever is designed has
a designer
Premise 2: The universe is designed
Conclusion: The universe has a designer
Who is the first person who used the watchmaker argument in attempting to prove that
all things are the product of a designer including the universe? - ANSWER William Paley
A watch implies a _____ (blank). An ingeniously designed universe requires a ____
-(blank) - ANSWER 1. watchmaker
2. designer
A building, just like the Empire State Building requires a(n) ________. In the same
manner, a designed universe requires a Designer. - ANSWER Builder or architect
If the percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere were any higher, fires would continually
erupt; if it were any lower, humans would suffocate. What percentage of the atmosphere
does oxygen make up? ANSWER 21%
If the earth's axial tilt were anything other than 23 degrees, what would happen?
ANSWER The temperatures on earth would be too extreme to support life.
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