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Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) thought the beginning of the universe could not be understood by way of philosophical arguments but rather by divine revelation.<ref>[http://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2011/07/so-you-think-you-understand.html So you understand the cosmological argument?] By Edward Feser. Objection 3</ref> This fact of the Aquinas [[worldview]] is why contemporary defenders of the cosmological argument do not consider their philosophizing | Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) thought the beginning of the universe could not be understood by way of philosophical arguments but rather by divine revelation.<ref>[http://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2011/07/so-you-think-you-understand.html So you understand the cosmological argument?] By Edward Feser. Objection 3</ref> This fact of the Aquinas [[worldview]] is why contemporary defenders of the cosmological argument do not consider their philosophizing requires support for a beginning of the universe and time. Philosophy cannot approach the question about the beginning of the universe according to Aquinas, one of the, if not the most famous defender of the cosmological argument. | ||
Certain versions of the argument attempt to show the [[universe]] as having a beginning like the kalam cosmological argument. It does not assume that there was a beginning however but demonstrates the premise by appealing to scientific evidence like the [[big bang theory]]. | Certain versions of the argument attempt to show the [[universe]] as having a beginning like the kalam cosmological argument. It does not assume that there was a beginning however but demonstrates the premise by appealing to scientific evidence like the [[big bang theory]]. | ||
