RE: Disproving Odin - An Experiment in arguing with a theist with Theist logic
March 16, 2018 at 12:36 pm
(March 16, 2018 at 12:14 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote:(March 16, 2018 at 9:17 am)SteveII Wrote: As I explained above, you are zeroing in on one aspect of causation that is obviously too restrictive when talking about thing that may have happened prior to the first moments of the universe.
1. Everything that begins to exist has an efficient cause.
How do you know this?
First, remember this argument is an inductive argument. The premises don't have to be proven--only more likely than not. In the case of Premise (1) it is extremely more likely that this is an objective feature of reality. Think about it, if there existed a reality that had no causal concept, could you really know anything about such a reality? There couldn't possibly be any consciousness that could endure in it.
Regardless, no one can put together a plausible argument against it--so it stands.