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Kalam Cosmological Argument

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What is the Kalam Cosmological Argument?

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1) Whatever begins to exist has a cause. 2) The universe began to exist. 3) Therefore, the universe has a cause.

Explanation

Popularized in modern form by William Lane Craig, drawing on medieval Islamic and Christian sources. The argument moves from a caused universe to a transcendent, personal cause.

Source or basis: William Lane Craig, "Reasonable Faith" (1984).

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