One of the arguments used by many people over the centuries is called the cosmological argument, which was based on the universe, hence the name "cosmos". This argument claimed that God exists because the universe had to be constructed from some point, and it wouldn't exist by itself. They explain that something (the universe) could not possibly have come from nothing (before the big bang or the start of the universe). Every effect has a …showed first 75 words of 297 total…

…showed last 75 words of 297 total…so it wouldn't require any external influence to bring it into existence. It basically exists in a "steady state" of growth and development. Karl Marx, the founder of communism, held a similar idea. He firmly believed that the only reality is matter. Matter is infinite and simply reproduces itself in the cause of evolution. In chemical equations, the some elements go in, but although they may change, the same basic elements remain after the experiment.