I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST Is the Cosmological Argument Still Sound? | with Dr. William Lane Craig and Dr. Stephen C. Meyer
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Jan 31, 2023 
Join Dr. William Lane Craig, a leading philosopher known for the Kalam Cosmological Argument, and Dr. Stephen C. Meyer, an advocate for intelligent design. They tackle whether the Kalam argument remains valid against modern skepticism. Topics include the implications of mathematical laws suggesting a creator, the Borde-Guth-Vilenkin theorem's influence on cosmology, and clarifications on what it means to 'begin to exist.' The conversation also addresses the intersections of faith and science, offering profound insights into the existence of God.
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Kalam's Core And The First Cause
- William Lane Craig frames the Kalam: whatever begins to exist has a cause, and the universe began to exist.
- He argues the first cause must be timeless, spaceless, immaterial, powerful, and likely personal.
Modern Cosmology Corroborates Philosophy
- Craig found modern cosmology corroborates his philosophical argument for a finite past.
- He discovered contemporary cosmologists favor a universe with a temporal beginning.
God Hypothesis As Best Explanation
- Stephen Meyer frames the God hypothesis as inference to the best explanation rather than a two-premise deduction.
- He compares theistic, deistic, and naturalistic hypotheses against cosmological and fine-tuning evidence.
