Do you believe in God? Why/Why not?

[WolfpackN64]

palou said:

WolfpackN64 said:

But you CAN regress infinitly in the rationals. Part of the argument is that contingent beings cannot cause themselves and thus you NEED a necessary being. Making it more akin to a natural numbers row.

why can't there just be an infinite row of events, instead?

 

As described by the strictly (non-zero) positive rationals, for example.

Again, because contingent causes can't cause themselves, they need to be caused. You need an efficient first cause so you can start the chain. Once started, your cause can advance infinitly.