(July 13, 2019 at 6:32 pm)Aegon Wrote: I don't know why any of this First Cause stuff is necessary. You can theoretically reject the notion of the first cause entirely, as all things seem to be relative to other things, i.e. are caused by something and cause something themselves. Actually, in my opinion (which means please be gentle if I sound stupid) it's easier to argue that there is no first cause because nothing is actually absolute and independent. It's what we know, it's what we've observed. I have no compelling reason to come up with a First Cause, and I definitely do not have any compelling reason to introduce a God into the equation to explain it.
The principle of sufficient reason is compelling enough to illicit concern over the first cause. This doesn't mean one must conclude "God"... but, hey, it asks a pretty good question: Why does all this shit exist? True, "Godidit" is a poor answer. But still. There's an unanswered question floating about.
