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What Caused Nature? Causes — make things happen Effects — are things made to happen Cause   Effect a cause makes things happen and an effect is made to happen Cause   Effect a cause makes things happen and an effect is made to happen Cause   Effect Something can be both — Something can be both — a cause of one thing and an effect of another For example, falling dominoes For example, falling dominoes Something can be both — But the power of — Something can be both — a chain of causes and effects must come from somewhere (ultimately) or it’s just a chain of unplugged powercords but a endless chain of causes and effects is like — But in nature, the chain of causes can’t go back forever (or today would never have arrived) But there can’t be an infinite number of causes for what happened in the past (since you can’t count to infinity.) a endless chain of power cords But in nature, the chain of causes can’t go back forever (or today would never have arrived) But there can’t be an infinite number of causes for what happened in the past (since you can’t count to infinity.) they can pass power along but only if it first starts with a power source Something can be both — Something can be both — A cause of one thing, and An effect of another For example, falling dominoes For example, falling dominoes Something can be both — But there can’t be an infinite number of causes (because you can’t count to infinity) — So there had to be an ultimate cause — Which made things happen, but Wasn’t made to happen (made a truly free choice) Which only an uncreated being With a mind and will can do (intelligent agent) This means the first cause had to freely choose to make things happen. Conscious beings make choices. Only an ultimate being can make free choices. Freely choosing requires agency Only conscious beings have agency

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