The universe does not necessarily require a cause

Pro asked First of all, what does it really mean to "begin to exist"? The material cause is the physical matter, the mass of "raw material" of which something is "made" (of which it consists). The formal cause tells us what, by analogy to the plans of an artisan, a thing is intended and planned to be. The efficient cause is that external entity from which the change or the ending of the change first starts. The final cause is that for the sake of which a thing exists, or is done - including both purposeful and instrumental actions. The final cause, or telos, is the purpose, or end, that something is supposed to serve. Additionally, things can be causes of one another, reciprocally causing each other, as hard work causes fitness, and vice versa - although not in the same way or by means of the same function: the one is as the beginning of change, the other is as its goal. (Thus Aristotle first suggested a reciprocal or circular causality - as a relation of mutual dependence, action, or influence of cause and effect.) Also; Aristotle indicated that the same thing can be the cause of contrary effects - as its presence and absence may result in different outcomes. In speaking thus he formulated what currently is ordinarily termed a "causal factor," e.g., atmospheric pressure as it affects chemical or physical reactions. It is very necessary that the universe requires a cause, because with in the universe time is working. With time you have to have a cause of the existence. Let me explain- Physics, Einstein and scientists around the world have concluded that we live in a space-time continuum. 11. There can be no cause and effect unless there is time. 12. The universe has a cause. 13. Therefore the universe has a beginning in time. 14. The universe cannot have a beginning in its own time dimension. 15. Therefore the universe has a beginning in a time dimension independent of and preexistent to its own time dimension. unless you can deny the universe of time you cant deny a cause. Where there is time there has to be a cause that is a physic law. In common usage, causality is also the relationship between a set of factors (causes) and a phenomenon (the effect). Anything that affects an effect is a factor of that effect. A direct factor is a factor that affects an effect directly, that is, without any intervening factors. (Intervening factors are sometimes called "intermediate factors".) The connection between a cause(s) and an effect in this way can also be referred to as a causal nexus. It is important to understand this - In the world of sensible things; we find there is an order of efficient causes. There is no case known ... in which a thing is found to be the efficient cause of it; for so it would be prior to itself, which is impossible. Now in efficient causes it is not possible to go to infinity, because . . . the first is the cause of the intermediate cause, and the intermediate is the cause of the ultimate cause.... Now to take away the cause is to take away the effect. We may not know the cause but we know the first cause necessarily had to happen we are here, is here so there was a cause. Otherwise if there was not a cause there is not you, there is nothing. To take the cause away is just silly. But it would be nice a pleasant to think. Everything that we experience has countless factors that have contributed to its potential right now. But before that, beyond that which holds up our entire universe as we know it in our mind, is the supreme or ultimate reality. http://www.c4id.org.uk... http://en.wikipedia.org... http://science.howstuffworks.com...