Debatepoint: God exists

'God exists'

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oppose 20% · Bertrand Russell

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by Brainix on 2005-12-16 19:26:52

Bertrand Russell makes the argument much more eloquently than I can.

Why I am Not a Christian

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oppose 100% · Re: Bertrand Russell

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by yqbd on 2007-12-17 06:02:01

Bertrand Russell's problem is with what he think the First Cause argument is. He writes that it is "If everything must have a cause, then God must have a cause.", but it's more like "everything that has a beginning has a cause" or "every effect has a cause". The First Cause is not an effect, so the First Cause does not have a cause.

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title: 'Re: Bertrand Russell'
text: 'Bertrand Russell's problem is with what he think the First Cause argument is. He writes that it is "If everything must have a cause, then God must have a cause.", but it's more like "everything that has a beginning has a cause" or "every effect has a cause". The First Cause is not an effect, so the First Cause does not have a cause.'
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