The Cosmological Proof

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Believer: The things we see around us come into being as a result of the activity of other things.  These other things are themselves the result of the activity of still other things.  But this series cannot go back to infinity.  Hence there must be a first member which is not itself caused by any preceding member, or in other words a first cause, which all men call God.  This is the cosmological proof.

Atheist: Is the first cause all powerful, all good, and personal?

Believer: Of course! He's God!

Atheist:  How does the cosmological proof necessitate an all-powerful, all good, and personal being to be the cause of the second cause?

Believer: I'll ask Fr. Bryan and get back to you on that.

Atheist: Does the first cause still exist?

Believer: Of course!  God is eternal!

Atheist: How does the cosmological proof necessitate the continued existence of the first of the series of causes?

Believer: I"ll ask Fr. Bryan and get back to you on that.

Atheist: Is the First Cause singular?

Believer: If course!  The Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God, yet they are not three gods but One God.

Atheist: How does the cosmological proof rule out the possibility of a plurality of first causes?

Believer: I'll ask Fr. Bryan and get back to you on that.