The cosmological argument is more of an argument type than a specific

argument. It makes an inference from certain claimed facts about the

universe (cosmos) to the presence of a special being, sometimes referred
to as God, by using a general pattern of argumentation (logos). The Big
Conjunctive Contingent Fact may have an explanation, or the universe
came into existence. These initial facts include the fact that specific entities
or events in the universe are causally dependent or contingent, that the
universe as the totality of contingent things is contingent in that it could
have been other than it is or not existed at all. Philosophers and
theologians draw conclusions about the existence of a first cause,
sustaining cause, immovable mover, necessary entity, or personal being
(God) that caused and/or sustains the cosmos deductively, inductively, or
abductively from these facts in order to arrive at the best explanation. The
goal of traditional natural theology, which includes the cosmological
argument, is to demonstrate the existence of God. However, modern
treatments of the cosmological argument typically take place independently
of natural theological considerations, leading to the emergence of a cottage
industry all their own.