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cosmological argument

Definition of cosmological argument

noun

Philosophy
  • an argument for the existence of God which claims that all things in nature depend on something else for their existence (i.e. are contingent), and that the whole cosmos must therefore itself depend on a being which exists independently or necessarily. Compare with ontological argument and teleological argument.

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Definition of cosmological argument in the US English dictionary