Then God must have a reason to exist, otherwise he would be the first cause.

This argument is used in the debate Does God exist?.

This argument is an objection to Everything that exists has a reason to exist.

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You can't claim that God exists because he's the first cause of the universe, and justify this by saying that everything must have a cause. This goes against the principle of non-contradiction.

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