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- This suggests that the principle, ‘if the universe begins to exist, it has a cause’ does not support theism (as traditionally has been thought) but instead supports atheism.
www.cambridge.org/core/journals/philosophy/article/abs/reason-the-universe-exists-is-that-it-caused-itself-to-exist/393019C8CFEBE88DD10347577702AEADThe Reason the Universe Exists is that it Caused Itself to Exist
Jul 13, 2004 · This is the question that is addressed by the kalām cosmological argument, given its central premise that everything that begins to exist has a cause. Many, however, deny the antecedent in the conditional, that the universe had a beginning.
(1) the universe can begin to exist only if it is caused to begin to exist by a cause external to the universe (such a cause is usually identified, after further argumentation, with God).
The Kalam cosmological argument is a deductive argument. Therefore, if both premises are true, the truth of the conclusion follows necessarily. Everything that begins to exist has a cause. The universe began to exist. Therefore, the universe has a cause.
If the universe began to exist, then the universe has a cause of its beginning. This more modest version of the first premise will enable us to avoid distractions about whether subatomic particles which are the result of quantum decay processes come into being without a cause.
Oct 1, 2000 · This suggests that the principle, ‘if the universe begins to exist, it has a cause’ does not support theism (as traditionally has been thought) but instead supports atheism.
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This chapter argues against Quentin Smith's proposition about the uncaused beginning of the universe. It suggests that Smith failed to carry the second prong of his argument that the universe began to exist without being caused to do so.
