(February 4, 2012 at 1:48 am)brotherlylove Wrote: The Universe had a beginning, therefore it was caused by something. You have three choices
1 something from nothing
2 infinite regress of causes
3 an eternal first cause
The first two are logically incoherent. Not only this, but we know that time space energy and matter had a finite beginning, which means the cause of the Universe transcends all of those things. I think all of that, not withstanding the eternal first cause being the only coherent option, is evidence that points very powerfully to a transcendent Creator.
Your argument fails at its premise.
How do you know that the universe had a beginning?
Further the statement "time, space, energy and matter had a finite beginning" is self-refuting.