Majesty of Reason | Grim Reapers and Endless Futures: A Problem for the Kalam @MajestyofReason | Uploaded January 2024 | Updated October 2024, 20 hours ago.
The Grim Reaper Paradox has been used to support the Kalam Cosmological Argument. Here I mount a grim challenge to this sort of reasoning: implying the impossibility of an endless future.
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OUTLINE
0:00 Intro
2:55 The paper
8:18 The unsatisfiable pair
14:35 B-arguments
17:34 A grim dilemma
20:55 A future-oriented paradox
31:44 First line: Patchwork principles
41:33 Second line: Mysterious forces
50:37 Summary
51:58 Conclusion
CORRECTIONS
At 8:02, I accidentally cut out the last two words of my sentence. I should have said "...equally motivate this new linking premise."
RESOURCES
(1) Free access link to the official article: academic.oup.com/mind/advance-article/doi/10.1093/mind/fzad065/7492631?utm_source=authortollfreelink&utm_campaign=mind&utm_medium=email&guestAccessKey=79959771-76b4-4604-a90a-419f5de3ab39
(2) If the link in (1) doesn't work, you can read a pre-print here: philpapers.org/rec/SCHTEI-19
(3) Kalam playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxRhaLyXxXkZzH2YffI32ViTZ73Tu8jSR
(4) My forthcoming Synthese paper, "Benardete paradoxes, patchwork principles, and the infinite past": philpapers.org/rec/SCHBPP-3
(5) My 2023 Phil Studies paper with Alex Malpass, "Branching actualism and cosmological arguments": philpapers.org/rec/SCHBAA-22
(6) My Springer book: (a) amazon.com/Existential-Inertia-Classical-Theistic-Proofs-ebook/dp/B0BNMHRW63 (b) link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-19313-2
THE USUAL...
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The Grim Reaper Paradox has been used to support the Kalam Cosmological Argument. Here I mount a grim challenge to this sort of reasoning: implying the impossibility of an endless future.
Like the show? Help it grow! Consider becoming a patron (thanks!): patreon.com/majestyofreason
If you wanna make a one-time donation or tip (thanks!): paypal.com/paypalme/josephcschmid
OUTLINE
0:00 Intro
2:55 The paper
8:18 The unsatisfiable pair
14:35 B-arguments
17:34 A grim dilemma
20:55 A future-oriented paradox
31:44 First line: Patchwork principles
41:33 Second line: Mysterious forces
50:37 Summary
51:58 Conclusion
CORRECTIONS
At 8:02, I accidentally cut out the last two words of my sentence. I should have said "...equally motivate this new linking premise."
RESOURCES
(1) Free access link to the official article: academic.oup.com/mind/advance-article/doi/10.1093/mind/fzad065/7492631?utm_source=authortollfreelink&utm_campaign=mind&utm_medium=email&guestAccessKey=79959771-76b4-4604-a90a-419f5de3ab39
(2) If the link in (1) doesn't work, you can read a pre-print here: philpapers.org/rec/SCHTEI-19
(3) Kalam playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxRhaLyXxXkZzH2YffI32ViTZ73Tu8jSR
(4) My forthcoming Synthese paper, "Benardete paradoxes, patchwork principles, and the infinite past": philpapers.org/rec/SCHBPP-3
(5) My 2023 Phil Studies paper with Alex Malpass, "Branching actualism and cosmological arguments": philpapers.org/rec/SCHBAA-22
(6) My Springer book: (a) amazon.com/Existential-Inertia-Classical-Theistic-Proofs-ebook/dp/B0BNMHRW63 (b) link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-19313-2
THE USUAL...
Follow the Majesty of Reason podcast! open.spotify.com/show/4Nda5uNcGselvKphtKSKvH
Join the Discord and chat all things philosophy! dsc.gg/majestyofreason
My website: josephschmid.com
My PhilPeople profile: philpeople.org/profiles/joseph-schmid
