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The Kalām Cosmological Argument, the Big Bang, and Atheism
Journal article

The Kalām Cosmological Argument, the Big Bang, and Atheism

John Park
Acta Analytica, Vol.31(3), pp.323-335
09/2016
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12741/rep:6793

Abstract

Philosophy of physics Atheism Epistemology God’s existence Philosophy, general Philosophy of religion Metaphysics Philosophy of Mind Big Bang Theory Logic Philosophy
While there has been much work on cosmological arguments, novel objections will be presented against the modern day rendition of the Kalām cosmological argument as standardly articulated by William Lane Craig. The conclusion is reached that this cosmological argument and several of its variants do not lead us to believe that there is inevitably a supernatural cause to the universe. Moreover, a conditional argument for atheism will be presented in light of the Big Bang Theory.

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