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(the objection is too weakly stated. please do some reading and try again - nice start, though)
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The '''First Cause''' is the postulate, popular in most [[Philosophy]] and [[Theology]], that, since everything that happens must have a cause, everything is traceable back to a First Cause, usually referred to as [[God]].
 
The '''First Cause''' is the postulate, popular in most [[Philosophy]] and [[Theology]], that, since everything that happens must have a cause, everything is traceable back to a First Cause, usually referred to as [[God]].
 
==Objections==
 
The obvious and immediate criticism is to enquire what caused the First Cause.  If the answer is 'nothing', then the [[Axiom]] that 'everything needs a cause' has been broken, and is no longer necessary for any event.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 19:31, April 8, 2008

The First Cause is the postulate, popular in most Philosophy and Theology, that, since everything that happens must have a cause, everything is traceable back to a First Cause, usually referred to as God.