| Snoopy said: First of all, I never said I was part of a religion because I'm agnostic. Second of all, I am a believer of natural selection, but a circumstance where species can still be here and thrive over the years is extremely lucky. Yes, I will continue to use the word luck because the littlest shit that goes wrong can cause us to not exist. Ever heard of the butterfly effect. And no, if the earth was pulled close to the sun or if there wasn't any fresh water, we would be fucked. One small change can drastically change the future. Finally, saying there is a creator doesn't mean we ignore science. The United States arguably contributed to science more than any country and we are mostly a Christian nation. Don't let a few clowns make you feel otherwise. Here is an interesting video I suggest you watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FvYwpyFbIQ. This will discuss the Aristotelian proof of God among other evidence. |
This video is really bad. I'm not surprised to have never heard of this guy. Some associate professor of philo from Podunk University.
I didn't like his presentations in the video so I sought out his actual manifestations for these arguments in propositional format. Unfortunately, nobody seems to have cited his arguments so I can't find them unless I buy his books. (LOL)
From what I gathered, he is merely presenting the standard cosmological argument. (and hates when it's presented as a strawman, so I'll do my best)
1. Anything which comes into existence has a cause for its existence. (WLC has a similar premise - Anything which begins to exist has a cause)
2. The Universe came into existence.
3. Therefore the Universe has a cause for its existence.
Another formulation might be in the form of contingency but I think this is sufficient.
Something to consider is that even if I grant the argument without objection, we only conclude that there is a cause for the existence of the Universe. We don't get to God created the Universe.
While I would agree with premise 1, I would not agree with premise 2. And I see absolutely no evidence to support premise 2.
The Universe has always existed in the sense that it has existed since the dawn of time. There is no time t in which the Universe did not exist, which is to say that it was always existed. To suggest otherwise is, I would declare, irredeemably asinine.
There are much better theologians than this guy...you should probably read more.
