Leibniz’ Contingency Argument

For more resources visit: http://www.reasonablefaith.org/Leibniz-Contingency-Argument View the Kalam Cosmological Argument animation video: http://youtu.be/6CulBuMCLg0 View the Fine Tuning Argument animation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpIiIaC4kRA View the Moral Argument animation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxiAikEk2vU Reasonable Faith features the work of philosopher and theologian Dr. William Lane Craig and aims to provide in the public arena an intelligent, articulate, and uncompromising yet gracious Christian perspective on the most important issues concerning the truth of the Christian faith today, such as: -the existence of God -the meaning of life -the objectivity of truth -the foundation of moral values -the creation of the universe -intelligent design -the reliability of the Gospels -the uniqueness of Jesus -the historicity of Jesus' resurrection -the challenge of religious pluralism We welcome your comments in the Reasonable Faith forums: http://www.reasonablefaith.org/forums/ Be sure to also visit Reasonable Faith's other channel which contains full-length clips: http://www.youtube.com/reasonablefaithorg Follow Reasonable Faith on Twitter: http://twitter.com/rfupdates Like Reasonable Faith on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/reasonablefaithorg Leibniz' Contingency Argument Script: We live in an amazing universe. Have you ever wondered why it exists? Why does anything at all exist? Gottfried Leibniz wrote, “The first question which should rightly be asked is: Why is there something rather than nothing?” He came to the conclusion that the explanation is found in God. But is this reasonable? P1: Everything that exists has an explanation of its existence. P2: If the universe has an explanation of its existence, that explanation is God. P3: The universe exists. From these it follows logically that the explanation of the universe’s existence is God. The logic of this argument is air tight. If the 3 premises are true, the conclusion is unavoidable. But are they more plausibly true than false? The third premise is undeniable for anyone seeking truth. But what about the first premise? Why not say, “The universe is just there, and that’s all”? …No explanation needed! End of discussion!