2. what happens if you die in the matrix? why does it matter? sleepless productions

10. 1. If you believe in God and God does exist, you will be rewarded in the afterlife. 2. If you do not believe in God and God does exist, you will be punished in the afterlife. 3. If God does not exist, nothing will happen to you in the afterlife whether you believed in him or not. 4. Clearly there is more to gain from believing than not believing in God. 5. Therefore it makes sense to believe in God. formally: sleepless productions

12. So The potential benefits, are much greater than the potential losses. So you might as well go to the station. Now make a table for Pascal’s Wager... sleepless productions Guy turns up with money Guy is nowhere to be seen you believe & go to police station YOU’RE RICH you go home you think crazy & don’t go... nothing changes, you’re gutted you go home

13. so clearly the only thing to do is to choose between [BIG + or nothing] or [BIG - or nothing] sleepless productions God is Real/Exists God does not exist you believe you live in paradise (BIG +) nothing happens (£0.00) you do not believe you live in hell (BIG -) nothing happens (£0.00)

22. cosmological argument

23. cosmological argument what is the cosmological argument? is the cosmological argument convincing? conclusion

24. cosmological argument what is the cosmological argument? 1 Everything has a cause II Nothing is its own cause III Chain cannot be infinite IV There must a be first cause V This is God Who? Thomas Aquinas (Christian) Where? 5 ways, Summa Theoligica Why? Trying to provide foundation for belief in God. is the cosmological argument convincing? conclusion

25. cosmological argument what is the cosmological argument? 1 Everything has a cause II Nothing is its own cause III Chain cannot be infinite IV There must a be first cause V This is God Who? Thomas Aquinas (Christian) Where? 5 ways, Summa Theoligica Why? Trying to provide foundation for belief in God. is the cosmological argument convincing? Other Version: Kalam William Lane Craig Other Version: Kalam William Lane Craig conclusion

26. cosmological argument what is the cosmological argument? 1 Everything has a cause II Nothing is its own cause III Chain cannot be infinite IV There must a be first cause V This is God Who? Thomas Aquinas (Christian) Where? 5 ways, Summa Theoligica Why? Trying to provide foundation for belief in God. is the cosmological argument convincing? yes no Other Version: Kalam William Lane Craig Other Version: Kalam William Lane Craig conclusion

27. cosmological argument what is the cosmological argument? 1 Everything has a cause II Nothing is its own cause III Chain cannot be infinite IV There must a be first cause V This is God Who? Thomas Aquinas (Christian) Where? 5 ways, Summa Theoligica Why? Trying to provide foundation for belief in God. is the cosmological argument convincing? yes no Other Version: Kalam William Lane Craig Other Version: Kalam William Lane Craig seems to fit with the idea of a finite universe Einstein, Hubble Big bang as caused? some say big bang, but this fits nicely for Aquinas... conclusion

28. cosmological argument what is the cosmological argument? 1 Everything has a cause II Nothing is its own cause III Chain cannot be infinite IV There must a be first cause V This is God Who? Thomas Aquinas (Christian) Where? 5 ways, Summa Theoligica Why? Trying to provide foundation for belief in God. is the cosmological argument convincing? yes no Other Version: Kalam William Lane Craig ‘ schoolboy’ objection, either: p1 & p4 contradict or: ‘well who made God?’ Other Version: Kalam William Lane Craig this is a bad objection... p 1-3 describe a problem p4 is like a solution or a tactical substitution seems to fit with the idea of a finite universe Einstein, Hubble Big bang as caused? some say big bang, but this fits nicely for Aquinas... conclusion

29. cosmological argument what is the cosmological argument? 1 Everything has a cause II Nothing is its own cause III Chain cannot be infinite IV There must a be first cause V This is God Who? Thomas Aquinas (Christian) Where? 5 ways, Summa Theoligica Why? Trying to provide foundation for belief in God. is the cosmological argument convincing? yes no Other Version: Kalam William Lane Craig ‘ schoolboy’ objection, either: p1 & p4 contradict or: ‘well who made God?’ Other Version: Kalam William Lane Craig this is a bad objection... p 1-3 describe a problem p4 is like a solution or a tactical substitution this is where Aquinas talks about ‘necessary’ and ‘contingent’ beings definitions fallacy of composition? equivocation? explain both these phrases and explain how they apply (Russell) seems to fit with the idea of a finite universe Einstein, Hubble Big bang as caused? some say big bang, but this fits nicely for Aquinas... conclusion

32. cosmological argument what is the cosmological argument? 1 Everything has a cause II Nothing is its own cause III Chain cannot be infinite IV There must a be first cause V This is God Who? Thomas Aquinas (Christian) Where? 5 ways, Summa Theoligica Why? Trying to provide foundation for belief in God. is the cosmological argument convincing? yes no Other Version: Kalam William Lane Craig ‘ schoolboy’ objection, either: p1 & p4 contradict or: ‘well who made God?’ Other Version: Kalam William Lane Craig this is a bad objection... p 1-3 describe a problem p4 is like a solution or a tactical substitution this is where Aquinas talks about ‘necessary’ and ‘contingent’ beings definitions fallacy of composition? equivocation? explain both these phrases and explain how they apply (Russell) seems to fit with the idea of a finite universe Einstein, Hubble Big bang as caused? some say big bang, but this fits nicely for Aquinas... conclusion Niels Bohr, Quantum Theory Things can just appear/happen at atomic level William of Ockham, Okham’s Razor Perhaps God is more likely than atomic fluke

34. cosmological argument what is the cosmological argument? 1 Everything has a cause II Nothing is its own cause III Chain cannot be infinite IV There must a be first cause V This is God Who? Thomas Aquinas (Christian) Where? 5 ways, Summa Theoligica Why? Trying to provide foundation for belief in God. is the cosmological argument convincing? yes no Other Version: Kalam William Lane Craig ‘ schoolboy’ objection, either: p1 & p4 contradict or: ‘well who made God?’ Other Version: Kalam William Lane Craig this is a bad objection... p 1-3 describe a problem p4 is like a solution or a tactical substitution this is where Aquinas talks about ‘necessary’ and ‘contingent’ beings definitions fallacy of composition? equivocation? explain both these phrases and explain how they apply (Russell) seems to fit with the idea of a finite universe Einstein, Hubble Big bang as caused? why exactly does he say that a chain of causes cannot be infinite? though counter-intuitive perhaps not mathematically contradictory some say big bang, but this fits nicely for Aquinas... conclusion Niels Bohr, Quantum Theory Things can just appear/happen at atomic level William of Ockham, Okham’s Razor Perhaps God is more likely than atomic fluke

35. cosmological argument what is the cosmological argument? 1 Everything has a cause II Nothing is its own cause III Chain cannot be infinite IV There must a be first cause V This is God Who? Thomas Aquinas (Christian) Where? 5 ways, Summa Theoligica Why? Trying to provide foundation for belief in God. is the cosmological argument convincing? yes no Other Version: Kalam William Lane Craig ‘ schoolboy’ objection, either: p1 & p4 contradict or: ‘well who made God?’ Other Version: Kalam William Lane Craig this is a bad objection... p 1-3 describe a problem p4 is like a solution or a tactical substitution this is where Aquinas talks about ‘necessary’ and ‘contingent’ beings definitions fallacy of composition? equivocation? explain both these phrases and explain how they apply (Russell) seems to fit with the idea of a finite universe Einstein, Hubble Big bang as caused? why exactly does he say that a chain of causes cannot be infinite? though counter-intuitive perhaps not mathematically contradictory some say big bang, but this fits nicely for Aquinas... conclusion measured response if universe is within our reason then possible inconclusive quantum physics is still relatively new Niels Bohr, Quantum Theory Things can just appear/happen at atomic level William of Ockham, Okham’s Razor Perhaps God is more likely than atomic fluke

36. cosmological argument what is the cosmological argument? 1 Everything has a cause II Nothing is its own cause III Chain cannot be infinite IV There must a be first cause V This is God Who? Thomas Aquinas (Christian) Where? 5 ways, Summa Theoligica Why? Trying to provide foundation for belief in God. is the cosmological argument convincing? yes no Other Version: Kalam William Lane Craig ‘ schoolboy’ objection, either: p1 & p4 contradict or: ‘well who made God?’ Other Version: Kalam William Lane Craig this is a bad objection... p 1-3 describe a problem p4 is like a solution or a tactical substitution this is where Aquinas talks about ‘necessary’ and ‘contingent’ beings definitions fallacy of composition? equivocation? explain both these phrases and explain how they apply (Russell) seems to fit with the idea of a finite universe Einstein, Hubble Big bang as caused? why exactly does he say that a chain of causes cannot be infinite? though counter-intuitive perhaps not mathematically contradictory some say big bang, but this fits nicely for Aquinas... conclusion measured response if universe is within our reason then possible inconclusive quantum physics is still relatively new Niels Bohr, Quantum Theory Things can just appear/happen at atomic level William of Ockham, Okham’s Razor Perhaps God is more likely than atomic fluke