The Kalam Cosmological Argument (Part 1 - Introduction)

This is part 1 of a 2 part video. In this part, I introduce the Kalam Cosmological Argument for God's existence. I give a basic defense of the two premises, and give the conceptual analysis of the conclusion. In part 2, I will respond to objections atheists have given in attempts to show that The Kalam Cosmological Argument is unsound.

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Footnotes


3: William Lane Craig, “On Guard: Defending Your Faith With Reason And Precision”, Chapter 4, David C Cook, 2010.

4: Albert Einstein, “Die Feldgleichungen Der Gravitation”, Sitzungberichte der Koniglich, Preussischen Akademie der Wissenchafen,” 25 November 1915, pages 844-847 (the following includes this reference); Albert Einstein, “Die Grundlage der allgemen\inen relatavitatstheorie,” Annalen der physik 49, 1916, pages 769-822 [Lorentz et. al. The Principle Of Relativity, pages 109-164

7: Hubble, E. (1929). “A Relation Between Distance and Radial Velocity Among Extra-Galactic Nebulae”. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

9: Deborah and Loren Haarsma, “Origins: Christian Perspectives On Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design”, Faith Alive Christian Resources, pages 168-169

11: Partridge, R. B. (2007). 3K: “The Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation” (illustrated ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. xvii. ISBN 978-0-521-35808-8.

13: The first law of thermodynamics says that matter and energy can neither be created nor destroyed. In other words, the amount of matter and energy in the universe is constant. There’s no new matter and energy being created ex nihilo.

15: I took this illustration from Frank Turek’s and Norman Geisler’s “I Don’t Have Enough Faith To Be An Atheist”, Chapter 3; “In The Begininning, There Was A Great SURGE”, pages 76-77, Crossway.

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If things that exist need to have a cause, then your god needs a cause