God As the Explanation of the Universe

When one posits God as the Creator for the cosmos, one can only assume that they will get this question: "If God created the universe then what created God?" as if it is some knock-down refutation that leaves the affirmer speechless. I am arguing that this is not the case. In fact, I believe that when one comes to the logical conclusion, the question itself makes no sense.

God is the First Cause. There is nothing that comes prior to the First Cause. To ask "What caused the First Cause?" would be the equivalent of asking "Where is the bachelor's wife?" The question is a tautology; it is a logical fallacy in itself. This is because the question raised is a false combination of words. Just as the bachelor, by definition, does not have a wife (hence the title bachelor), God, by definition, never began to exist, and therefore does not have a cause (Hence the title First Cause)

There is a general principle that leaves us with one of two options:

1) Either everything came from nothing. (impossible)
    (or)
2) Something always existed and created everything that is created.

These are one's only two options. So which is it?

Logically speaking, nothing can only make nothing (ex nihilo, nihilo fit) so obviously something must have created everything, and whatever it is that created everything must have always existed.

1. The universe has always existed, therefore one does not need to invoke "God" into the equation.

Refuting #1: To claim the universe is "eternal" (always existed, and always will exist), is to apply properties of infinity to the universe. Now, lets try to apply properties of infinity/eternality to matter, time, and space.

Imagine an infinite number of dominoes, lined up ready to begin falling. Imagine that this current event , represents the last domino (there are not any actual dominoes ahead of this one, only possible dominoes). If the universe is infinite in the past (eternal) then it logically follows that there are an infinite number of dominoes in the past. Consider we go back an infinite number of dominoes in the past, and watch the dominoes falling. Would the dominoes ever reach this event (the last domino)? The answer is no, because it is impossible to traverse (pass through) an infinite number of dominoes. What this tells us is that it is impossible to have an infinite number of finite things.

Time (measure of changes in matter)- Imagine flicking a light switch once. This is a simple task, obviously. Now, imagine I tell you that I will give you a Hersheys chocolate bar after you flick the light switch an infinite number of times. Would I ever give you the chocolate bar? The answer is NO because it is not possible do flick a light switch an infinite number of times. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5.....) You will always have a finite number of light switch flicks. An easy way to remember this is: One cannot have an infinite number of finite things. Therefore, time must have had a beginning because there could not have been an infinite amount of time before this moment. Time is finite. In the same way: Could there have been an infinite amount of changes between two events? In the chocolate bar example; could I give you something between now and an event in the future if there are an infinite amount of changes (time) between the two events. No, this is not possible either. That means that there could not have been an infinite amount of time before right now because we never would have reached this moment in time. It logically follows that time had a beginning, or in other words, is finite.

Matter- Since it is not possible to have an infinite amount of finite things, the same conclusion applies to matter. Take the closest object to you. Assuming it is a computer mouse; how many times would you need to multiply, subtract, add or divide your mouse against itself, to reach infinity? (One can attempt to add/multiply the mouse however they choose, forever, and never will they reach an infinite amount of computer mouses). Once again, this proves that you cannot have an infinite number of finite things. Therefore, matter is not infinite. It is finite.

Space (measure of distance between matter)- If there is only a finite amount of space between objects, and it is not possible to have an infinite number of objects, it logically follows that space is not infinite. Therefore, space is not infinite. It is finite. 


I have demonstrated that matter, time and space cannot be eternal because applying properties of infinity to them is impossible. Thus, matter, time and space need a creator. The cause/creator must be beyond matter, time and space. For it would be impossible for something that is made of matter, time and space to create matter, time and space. It would have to exist before it existed, in order to create itself! Which is nonsense.

And if it is demonstrated that matter, time, and space cannot be infinite/eternal, then it logically follows that they must be created by something that is not made of matter, time, and space which would then have the properties of God (Immaterial, timeless, and spaceless).

There are only 2 known concepts that fit into this category:
1. Abstract numbers and symbols
2. An unembodied mind

What are the properties of the cause for the creation of Time, Space, and Matter?
1. Timeless (must be beyond time)
2. Spaceless (must be beyond space)
3. Immaterial (must be beyond space)
4. Very intelligent
5. Very powerful (to create matter, time and space out of nothing)
6. Personal (abstract numbers and symbols don't create things. The cause would have to choose to create)

Therefore, it seems to me that God (an unembodied mind) is the best explanation for the creation of a finite universe.