Mainstream Apologetics CHAPTER 1: EXISTENCE OF GOD Creation of the Universe had a Transcendent First-Cause First we establish that the universe had a beginning and was created by a transcendent first-cause - God. We observe that the process of creation, based on cosmological findings over the last 100 years, is consistent with the biblical record in Genesis. This is evidenced by the Big-Bang event where space, time and matter came into existence simultaneously. ARGUMENT: 1:Creation of the Universe had a Transcendent First Cause Based on credible scientific evidence from many approved sources, scientists have confirmed that the universe had a beginning. Since SOMETHING cannot be created from NOTHING, there must have been a cause outside of the universe responsible for the creation of the universe. This outside cause is referred to as the Transcendent First Cause. This chapter is comprised of the following claims ... CLAIM 1.1:Universe Had a Beginning The claim that the universe had a beginning is founded on credible, empirical evidence. Due to the overwhelming amount of evidence, many consider this claim the final word in cosmology. CLAIM 2.2:Implausibility of Infinity Past Mathematicians have long argued that an actual infinity cannot exist. Infinity is a concept. It serves as a potential limit which is never reached. Essentially, it is merely a figment of human imagination, not reality. CLAIM: 1.3:Law of Causality The Law of Causality states that something cannot be created from nothing. In fact, we have not observed any instance when something occurred without a precipitating cause. CLAIM: 1.4:Law of Non-Contradiction The Law of Non-Contradiction states that a given object cannot be in two contradictory or opposing states at the same time.