Majesty of Reason | Grim Reapers, Causal Finitism, and the Kalam | Dr. Alex Malpass @MajestyofReason | Uploaded December 2020 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Does the Grim Reaper Paradox prove causal finitism? Are there other, better ways of killing the paradox? Buckle up for an infinitely fun discussion.

0:00 Introduction
0:32 Grim Reaper Paradox
6:15 Different versions of the paradox
8:24 Common structure of the paradox
12:10 Formal contradiction of the structure
15:06 Causal finitism and the Kalam
18:22 Theoretical costs of causal finitism
26:47 Causal finitism doesn’t entail finite past
31:53 Unsatisfiable Pair Diagnosis
37:47 Mysterious force objection
51:30 Koons’ Patchwork Principle
1:07:30 Guilt by Association
1:28:43 Endless Future?

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