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Why Think the Cause of the Universe Is Personal?
I give three reasons for thinking that the first cause reached by the kalam cosmological argument is personal. Very briefly summarized: Number one would be that it's the only way to explain an effect with a beginning in time from a permanent timeless caus...
Finitude of Space
Dear Pr. Craig, I am very found of and convinced by your argument against the possibility of an actually infinite number of past (or future) events. The conclusion that the universe must have begun sounds to me unescapable. But what about space? I guess the ar...
kalam cosmological argument, philosophy of space, philosophy of time, theories of time,
Being Converted and Being Convinced
Dr Craig, I would like to ask you a general question about your KCA. If I understand right, you were a believing Christian prior to doing your PhD on the topic in England. If that's the case, then it seems you believed the conclusion of the argument befo...
kalam cosmological argument, christian theism, conversion, convince,
Grim Reaper Paradox
Dear Dr. Craig, I recently viewed your defense of the Kalam Cosmological Argument video at the Baylor University Alvin Plantinga conference, and I was intrigued by the new grim reaper argument against an infinite series of causal events. I've searched thr...
infinite temporal regress, infinity, kalam cosmological argument,
Questions on the Trinity, Kalam, and Time
Science and the A-Theory of Time
Time and the Kalam Cosmological Argument
Greetings, Dr. Craig. Recently, I was watching an episode of the Atheist Experience in which they offer a critique of the Kalam Cosmological Argument. They cite an article by James Still which can be found on the Internet Infidels website (they include some o...
kalam cosmological argument, origin of the universe, philosophy of time, theories of time, time,
God, Time, and Creation Once More
Hi Dr. Craig, I hope all is well. I recently read a paper titled 'Is the Cause of the Universe God? Troubles with Craig's Theory of God's Relationship to Time in the Kalam Cosmological Argument' One of the paper's arguments seeks to poin...
agent causation, creation ex nihilo, wielenberg, erik, time, relation to god, timelessness,
Is God Actually Infinite?
Dear Mr. Craig, As I am always debating and defending the Kalam, I am always refuting the possibility of a past-eternal universe, by simple explaining the difference between actual and potential infinites. Now it's quite simple to "disprove" an actual inf...
divine attributes, infinity, kalam cosmological argument, omniscience,