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Cassius
April 8, 2026 at 7:04 AM Replied to the thread How to argue against the Kalam Cosmological Argument?.PostAs to the work of Steve Patterson outside the video, I can save people some time about where he stands:
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Cassius
April 8, 2026 at 6:50 AM Replied to the thread How to argue against the Kalam Cosmological Argument?.PostOK i have watched the video and now I have another way of asking my last question:- Lamar_44 thinks the Patterson video is "good" and useful.
- Martin thinks the Patterson video is a "bad" and a waste of time.
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Cassius
April 8, 2026 at 6:33 AM Replied to the thread How to argue against the Kalam Cosmological Argument?.Post@Lamar_44 I note Martin's comment and as soon as I have time will watch that myself.
What conclusion do you reach based on that video?
The entire question of imagination and thought experiments definitely has interest for some people. If Zeno wants to… -
Cassius
April 8, 2026 at 6:12 AM Replied to the thread Welcome Lamar!.PostLAMAR__44 thank you for your posts in the forum so far. You have asked some good questions that are asked regularly, so I am glad we've had the opportunity to discuss them.
However I note that you have not said much about your own positions or… -
wbernys
Reaction (Post)April 8, 2026 at 3:01 AM […]
No, it is a bad video which you should not waste your time to watch (unless you are into refuting nonsense statements on mathematics and reality.) Moreover, it is far out of the scope of our site.
Steve Patterson presents a string of truthful… -
Martin
April 8, 2026 at 3:01 AM Replied to the thread How to argue against the Kalam Cosmological Argument?.Post[…]
No, it is a bad video which you should not waste your time to watch (unless you are into refuting nonsense statements on mathematics and reality.) Moreover, it is far out of the scope of our site.
Steve Patterson presents a string of truthful… -
Godfrey
Reaction (Post)April 8, 2026 at 12:21 AM […]
Perhaps Tau Phi's post mentions this (haven't read it yet) but your specific question is addressed by Lucretius. His answer is as you indicate, that our exact atoms could reassemble in the future, but that we would have no memory of it so it would not… -
LAMAR__44
April 7, 2026 at 9:40 PM Replied to the thread How to argue against the Kalam Cosmological Argument?.Post[…]
Yes, I am going to use the universe to refer to “the all that exists”.
Well I guess I’m going to introduce wordplay that people who believe the Big Bang in the beginning do, so forgive me haha.
But I guess we could say that there was never a time where… -
Cassius
April 7, 2026 at 9:05 PM Replied to the thread How to argue against the Kalam Cosmological Argument?.PostPresuming first that we are communicating as to "universe" meaning "the all" and not just "our universe" then I'd go back to the very first part of your first post.
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I doubt Epicurus would go much past that without stating that "the universe / the all"… -
Cassius
April 7, 2026 at 8:56 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to LAMAR__44’s post in the thread How to argue against the Kalam Cosmological Argument?.I feel as this situation is different to Zeno’s paradox. I believe Zeno’s paradox is actually true, in the sense that if you agree with the premise that space is infinitely divisible, then motion is impossible, however, clearly motion is possible, so…
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