Modern Cosmology-a Way to the Cognition of God?

從宇宙論的事實到上帝的存在與本質，針對這些問題，共發展出兩種充滿爭議的當代論證路線，筆者在本文加以比較和評估：以物理宇宙論為出發的論證（大霹靂）和以自然設計為起點之論證。筆者提出某些初步的評估判準。結果發現大霹靂的論證（即使照某些當代批評者的觀點）都相當具有合理性，然而自然設計的論證卻發現明顯不足。

關鍵字

上帝；有神論；宇宙論論證；大霹靂；自然設計論；智慧設計論；阿奎那；萊布尼茲；克萊格；格倫鮑姆；昆汀•史密斯；解釋

並列摘要

I compare and evaluate two contemporary and controversial lines of argument from cosmological facts to the existence and nature of God: the argument from physical (Big Bang-) cosmology and the argument from design in nature. As a preliminary step, some criteria for such an evaluation are proposed. It turns out that the Big Bang argument keeps considerable plausibility (even in the light of some contemporary critics), whereas the Design argument can be shown to be deficient.

並列關鍵字

God ； theism ； cosmological argument ； Big Bang ； design argument ； intelligent design ； Thomas Aquinas ； Leibniz ； William L. Craig ； Adolf Grünbaum ； Quentin Smith ； explanation

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