Reasonable Faith Podcast Does This Fix the Kalam Cosmological Argument?
Aug 28, 2023
The Reasonable Faith Podcast discusses revisions to the Kalam Cosmological Argument, including objections and clarifications. They explore the nature of time, the impossibility of an actually infinite collection of objects, and the paradoxes of time travel. The concept of an infinite past and its effects are examined, along with the influence of William Lane Craig and the absurdity of an infinite temporal regress of events.
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Craig Distinguishes Metaphysical From Logical Impossibility
- William Lane Craig argues that an actually infinite collection is metaphysically impossible, not formally logically contradictory.
- He distinguishes metaphysical impossibility from strict logical contradiction, correcting Trent Horn’s characterization of his position.
Why Tensed Time Matters To The Kalam Argument
- Craig says presentism is not a marginal assumption because philosophers remain roughly divided between tensed and tenseless theories of time.
- His Kalam defense depends on objective temporal becoming, which he has defended in two dedicated volumes.
The Hilbert Room Filled With Vanishing Pellets
- Trent Horn imagines pellets appearing and disappearing throughout an eternal past, never coexisting together.
- Craig replies that their non simultaneity does not matter because the pellets still form a definite, countable infinite collection.