(October 23, 2014 at 9:32 am)datc Wrote:I don't buy that. But even if that were true, that's not the same as a infinite chain of causes.(October 23, 2014 at 4:25 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: 2. What are the logical or physical objections to infinite causal regress?There cannot exist an actually infinite number of real objects (as opposed to ideal objects like abstracta like numbers, sets, or possible worlds).
Quote:Not only at first glance.
(October 23, 2014 at 2:38 am)Alex K Wrote: No, it can not be asked by an atheist, because it is a nonsensical question if our universe is everlasting in the past and future as you assume.An atheist can object to my argument by pointing out that seemingly, at first glance, this question ("When was Earth's essence...?) has no answer.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
