Strengths and weaknesses of the cosmological argument

Strengths and weaknesses of the cosmological argument

1. Strengths

   • Been around for over 2,500 years
   • Cause and effect is an accepted scientific primciple
   • It's a posteriori argument and is therefore based on experience
   • Part of the cumulative case which proves a strong proof of the existence of god

2. Weaknesses

   • Infinite regression is impossible
   • Based on medieval science which is no longer valid
   • No experience of how the universe began
   • Contradiction saying the universe can't be infinite but god can