Reasonable Faith Podcast
Questions on Personal Causation, Time, and Christology
May 6, 2024
The podcast delves into personal causation, God's timeless intention to create, and the necessity of a personal cause for the universe's beginning. It also explores non-physical realities in science, the complexities of the incarnation, and research on the historicity of Jesus' resurrection.
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- Personal causes (i.e., free will) can lead to a universe with a beginning, emphasizing the difference from non-personal causes.
- The existence of non-physical mathematical entities challenges the idea that physical reality is the only form of existence.
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The Importance of Distinguishing Between Personal and Non-Personal Causes in Creating the Universe
The podcast discusses the argument raised by Wes Morriston questioning the necessity of a personal creator for the universe, suggesting that a non-personal cause could suffice. Dr. Craig counters this by emphasizing the distinction between God's timeless intention to create and the actual exercise of causal powers, leading to a temporal universe with a beginning. The example of a personal cause being able to produce a universe with a beginning due to free will highlights the crucial difference between personal and non-personal causes.
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