Whatever begins to exist is caused to begin to exist by something else already existing
Negation: Whatever begins to exist has a cause for its beginning from something that already exists 0 0 0
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Everything that begins to exist has a cause 1 0 3The Universe began to exist 1 0 4Every necessary being either has its necessity caused by another, or has its necessity itself 0 0 1There cannot be an infinite series of necessary beings each having its necessity caused by another 0 0 1There is something that is the cause of existing in all things in that this thing is existence only 1 0 2There exists a first uncaused cause 0 0 1Everything that begins to exist must have a cause 2 0 2If there is an infinite regression of causes, there must be a start to the chain 1 0 2Matter needs a cause because nothing about it demands its own existence 1 0 2The first cause must be something outside of matter and time 1 0 2