The cosmological argument, or the first cause argument, centers around the belief that the universe had a first cause. It is based on an a posteriori premise, which means that the argument is taken from experience of what can be seen around the world and universe. The word cosmos refers to the unive...
Theism's philosophical self-defenses stand in relation to a potential attack. A country has coastlines, and if the government has reasons to think of an attack, it will deploy armies or defensive systems in readiness to defend its territory. That image serves as a metaphor in the philosophical defen...