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Everything that begins to exist has a cause, right? Wrong.
The Kalam Argument for God:
P1. Anything which begins to exist has a cause.
P2. The universe began to exist.
C. The Universe has a cause.
The Kalam Argument AGAINST God:
P1: Nothing which exists can cause something which does not exist to begin existing.
P2: Given (1), Anything which begins to exist was not caused to do so by something which exists.
P3: The universe began to exist.
P4: Given (2) and (3), the universe was not caused to exist by anything which exists.
P5: God caused the universe to begin to exist.
C1: Given (4) and (5), God does not exist.
Everything that begins to exist has a cause, right? Wrong.
The Kalam Argument for God:
P1. Anything which begins to exist has a cause.
P2. The universe began to exist.
C. The Universe has a cause.
The Kalam Argument AGAINST God:
P1: Nothing which exists can cause something which does not exist to begin existing.
P2: Given (1), Anything which begins to exist was not caused to do so by something which exists.
P3: The universe began to exist.
P4: Given (2) and (3), the universe was not caused to exist by anything which exists.
P5: God caused the universe to begin to exist.
C1: Given (4) and (5), God does not exist.