First Cause then First Principle

Part of an on-going long-term work-in-progress.

(Possible necessity to differentiate Causes space and the Principles space and their relationship)

Stated more generally; if A solely-and-causally brings about B, then all true propositions about B that does not relate with C, where C is something not solely-and-causally brought about by A [therefore this excludes only C and includes B’s propositions relating with itself, i.e. properties, AND B’s propositions relating with D, where D is something that is not B AND solely-and-causally brought about by A], are products of at most all true propositions about A.

Stated in a stricter sense if the solely-and-causally is also solely-and-causally-and-deterministically [or necessarily], this production of B’s propositions [except B-C proposition] from A’s propositions can be expressed as a derivation. Therefore, it is legitimate to say that B’s propositions [except B-C] are derived from A’s proposition.

Else, if the solely-and-causally is solely-causally-and-not-deterministically [this includes solely-causally-and-freely AND also solely-causally-and-randomly], this production of B’s propositions is still produced by A’s, but cannot be expressed as a derivation from A’s proposition. Then it is legitimate to call B’s propositions [except B-C] as expression of A’s propositions.

In the solely-causally-deterministically, we can easily call propositions of A as the principles (first-er principles) of propositions of B [except B-C]. Similarly, although more contestably, in the solely-causally-deterministically, we can also call propositions of A as the principles (first-er principles) of propositions of B [except B-C]. Here we expand the word Principles to include the two.

Therefore, if God is the First Cause of all that there is [First cause meaning God is solely-and-causally brings about X, where X is all that there is apart from God], then God must be the First Principle of all that there is [i.e. all propositions about all that there is, of course including propositions about God, can be derived from and/or be an expression of the propositions about God]. All Theists, Deists, and Pantheists would agree that God is the First Cause. Since if God is the first cause of all that there is, it would be impossible for Cs to exist, and all that there is are either Bs or Ds. Here we denote C as Nothing. Therefore, all non-God propositions are either Bs propositions or Ds propositions, and all are produced by God’s propositions. God is the First cause then God must be the First principle.

Stated in Systematic terms, A theistic, a deistic, or a pantheistic system must include or only-include God as the First Principle or Axiom of that system. Also as also proven above (earlier part of the whole, not in the post), the proofs of God in those systems are necessarily circular.