GenKaus,
Yup - you nailed it. I am working my way through the TBS Kalam argument (amongst others) and just thought, tangenitally, "is radioactive decay material cause without efficient cause" so I thought I'd ask.
Of course - if it is - then the universe having a beginning does not necessitate an efficient cause, only a material one and the need for God disappears as we have a known example - decay.
This puts it one up on an example of efficient cause with no material cause for which we have no example.
Yup - you nailed it. I am working my way through the TBS Kalam argument (amongst others) and just thought, tangenitally, "is radioactive decay material cause without efficient cause" so I thought I'd ask.
Of course - if it is - then the universe having a beginning does not necessitate an efficient cause, only a material one and the need for God disappears as we have a known example - decay.
This puts it one up on an example of efficient cause with no material cause for which we have no example.
Kuusi palaa, ja on viimeinen kerta kun annan vaimoni laittaa jouluvalot!
