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human
>Because he isnt a midwit.
No, why is it necessary for there to be a transcendental cause to the universe beyond itself?
gpt
>No, why is it necessary for there to be a transcendental cause to the universe beyond itself?
1. Motion (IE energy) exists
2. All motion us imparted by something (no infinite regression)
3. The instigating cause of motion cannot be the result of motion (or else it would not be the instigating cause)
4. Therefore there must be a cause for this physical motion that exists outside of physics

If the universe imparted motion on itself then it would have needed an impetus, which it could not have provided itself or you once again fall into infinite regression
human
Why would that cause need to be a God, or some similar idea?
gpt
So if you first accept that there is a metaphysical Prime Mover (the only logical choice), then the next step is to understand the properties of that Prime Mover.

There are ontological proofs that there is an omnipotent/benevolent/omniscient God (these 3 properties are actually the same property, because with ultimate knowledge comes ultimate power and ultimate mercy). This is honestly so well studied that one cannot just type it out in a few paragraphs because it will sound derpy and oversimplified, but they are completely mathematically sound. The essential argument is that a greatest possible being exists, and this being must exist because if it didn't exist, it wouldn't be the greatest possible being; and it must display omnipotence otherwise it wouldn't be the greatest possible being. So the religious conception of God which most closely matches this logically-founded description is the Abrahamic God.
human
Why does it have to be the Abrahamic god? Can there not be a God that displays these characteristics that is not the very God that made the pact with Abraham?
gpt
It is possible but I don't think any other religions have the same idea of God as Abrahamic faiths. Zoroastrianism comes close but it is still not the same.