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October 22, 2012
The Kalam Cosmological Argument
Part 1
The Kalam cosmological argument attempts to positively attest for the existence of a theistic God who is the cause of all beings. Everything that begins has a cause to begin, the universe began and there must be a cause for its beginning, that infinite cause is the cause of all causes. (Thesis) In his arguments, Craig Kalam came up with three premises as stated below:
Whatever begins to exist has a cause to its existence.
The Universe began to exist.
Therefore, the Universe has a cause of its existence.
Whatever begins to exist has a cause of its existence
Every existing event must have been caused by something; in other words, every cause has a cause and so on. Therefore, there must have been the original cause of the causes, meaning there is either an endless regress of causes or there must be a beginning point, which is the cause.
The Universe began to exist.
Before the universe existent, it was equally probable for it to exist or fail to exist. Now that the universe exists the implication is that it required a determining principle to cause its existence succeed over its non-existence.
Therefore, the Universe has a cause of its existence
Every existing thing is dependent on the premise that it may or may not have existed. Things exist because there is a reason for them to exist. The universe in general exists because there was a reason for it to exist and it came to be due to the determination principle, which prevailed over its non-existence and wrought it to be that determination principle and the reason for the existence of the universe is God.
Same Sex Marriage
Part 11
Same sex marriage entails matrimonial union of two persons sharing the same gender identity. Those who identify and accept same sex marriage recognize it as marriage equality. Same sex marriage partner...