Hi Delshad,
Just briefly:
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Every event must have a cause, and each cause must in turn have its own cause, and so forth. Hence, there must either be an infinite regress of causes or there must be a starting point or first cause
I disagree with the premise every event must have a cause, but the logic you've employed here fom that premise on looks sound....
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I reject the notion of an infinite regress
Personal preference. Again, I see nothing irrational here.
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and the first cause must be Allah(god), the only uncaused being
This is the gigantic logical leap which I don't accept.
Why can't the first cause be the Big Bang, or Allah's creator's creator (if you catch my drift)?
Why does the first cause have to be a "being" or conscious at all?
What caused Allah to make the universe?
And what caused whatever caused Allah to make his decision to make the universe?
etc
Infinite regress?
Does He know his own actions in advance?
If so, in what sense can he be said to be conscious and making decisions?
You see, you have postulated a first cause, postulated a first causer "being" and married the two together without considering the myriad of other possibilities for this first cause - this is the danger of building an argument by starting from the conclusion.
But I have to ask myself why you would not have previously questioned this and I keep coming back to socio-cultural reasons than logic. This isn't to say lack of belief isn't socio-cultural either - if I'd been around in the Middle Ages I have no doubt I'd have been as strident in my beliefs as the next Joe.
But I believe its up to me to use the tools of rationality and apply it as best as I can (although being human does mean I'm not necessary rational
. My brain was generally designed for coping with the rigours of the African savannah, so there's no reason I should be able to comprehend the mysteries of the universe, but it seems the best approach for me is to question everything and not accept it simply because my parents / teachers / elders told me to. If you have already done this then good luck to you. I still have a lot more questions than answers...
Kind regards
PE
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It's good to have an open mind, but not so open that your brains
fall out. - Bertrand Russell