Acknowledge Quote by Ralph Cudworth
“Even the Atheists... readily acknowledge it for an indubitable truth, that there must be something... which was never made or produced - and which therefore is the cause of those other things that are made, something... whose existence must needs be necessary... Wherefore all the question now is, what is this... self-existent thing, which is the cause of all other things that are made.”
About This Quote
Posits a philosophical argument for a necessary, self‑existent cause behind all creation.
In simple terms: There must be an uncreated source that caused everything else.
Key Takeaway
Consider the foundations of existence.
Themes
philosophy
theology
metaphysics
Mood
contemplative
inquisitive
Type
philosophical
theoretical
When to use this quote
- academic debate
- personal belief
- spiritual inquiry
Key Concepts
causality
necessity
first cause
Questions to Reflect On
- What evidence supports a self‑existent cause?
- Can multiple causes coexist?
A Different Perspective
The argument assumes a singular cause without empirical proof.
![“[Necessity is] the sum of all things, which being now existent, conduce and concur to the production of that action hereafter, whereof if any one thing now were wanting, the effect could not be produced. This concourse of causes, whereof every one is determined to be such as it is by a like…” quote by Thomas Hobbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a3e/thomas-hobbes-1127_action_necessity-is-the-sum-of-all-things-which_904190.jpg)
