Kalam Argument Ed Miller

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philosophy (cosmological argument) Flashcards on Kalam Argument Ed Miller, created by samjstone76 on 06/05/2014.
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what was ed millers first stage? there exists the world,it could not cause itself, it couldn't come from nothing , could not be an effect in an infinite series of causes and effects, must be caused by something outside of space and time
what was miller second stage? that all contingent beings rely on uncaused things therefore a cosmos is contingent
why did miller say infinite things cannot exist? because if we said the world existed for an infinte amount of time that would mean the world has existed for an infinite amount of time which is self contradicting the idea that the world had a beginning
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