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The Hardest Questions on the Cosmological Argument

In the Arena: The Debates and Lectures of William Lane Craig

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Exploring Causation and the Universe's Beginning

This chapter critically examines the first stage of the Kalam cosmological argument by questioning the nature of causation at the universe's inception. It discusses the necessity of a cause for anything that begins to exist and explores the metaphysical implications regarding time and causation. The speakers highlight the philosophical stance that the universe must have a finite beginning, countering the notion of an infinite past.

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