Did God Create the Universe from Nothing?

Carrier's Anti-Kalam Book Endorsement!

Apologies for my absence - half term, and kids, and all that. Dr Richard Carrier was very generous indeed with his time and effort on my recent book The Resurrection: A Critical Examination of the Easter Story [UK]. I was very much indebted to him for his extensive blog entry

Cosmology

Did God Create the Universe from Nothing?

This was the question I sought to answer in my book of the same name, with the subtitle of Countering William Lane Craig's Kalam Cosmological Argument [UK]. I often think this is my best book. It's tight, aimed at just the right level and audience in

Cosmology

Causality and Kalam

A YouTuber commenter hit me with this comment the other day in the context of me having written a book on the Kalam Cosmological Argument (Did God Create a Universe from Nothing) [UK]. Here is his comment, with my reactions interlinearly: The central thesis of your book against the Kalam,

Cosmology

Kalam Underwritten by Science?

I wrote a, what I obviously think is fantastic, book on the Kalam Cosmological Argument a few years back. The sort of reviews I have enjoyed getting go something like this: 5.0 out of 5 stars William Lane Craig really should read this book before he says anything else

Did God Create the Universe from Nothing?

Kalam and Free Will

Here's a video for you based on an argument in my book Did God Create the Universe from Nothing? (UK) and about which I have written several times before: Stay in touch! Like A Tippling Philosopher on Facebook: A Tippling Philosopher You can also buy me a cuppa.

Did God Create the Universe from Nothing?

Libertarian Free Will and the Kalam, Revisited

It seems that internet friends and atheist You Tube sensations CosmicSkeptic and Rationality Rules have either read my book at some point or are just hitting a rich vein of Kalam Cosmological Argument (KCA) criticism by mutual awesomeness. I recently posted about my thoughts concerning CosmicSkeptic's debate with

conceptual nominalism

Dekonstructing the Kalam: CosmicSkeptic, William Lane Craig & Conceptual Nominalism

In my first video in this series on the Kalam as pertaining to leading light of internet atheism, CosmicSkeptic, I looked at running a commentary that hoped to highlight the need for clarity in many of the points that Alex O'Connor made in a vide debunking his former

Did God Create the Universe from Nothing?

The Kalamity of the Kalam Cosmological Argument

Towards the end of my book on the Kalam Cosmological Argument (Did God Create the Universe from Nothing?: Countering William Lane Craig's Kalam Cosmological Argument [UK]), I set out to succinctly list the issues I find in the three-line syllogism: Let me, for ease of reference, lay out

Cosmology

William Lane Craig vs Alex O'Connor on the Kalam

Alex O'Connor is a bit of a star in the atheist world right now, with a huge internet following, getting invited to conferences and getting huge names to discussions, from Richard Dawkins to, now, William Lane Craig. So here he is talking to William Lane Craig. And I

Did God Create the Universe from Nothing?

Short answer, probably not. Long answer, read my book Did God Create the Universe from Nothing?: Countering William Lane Craig's Kalam Cosmological Argument and whilst you're at it, please post a nice review or two on Amazon to counter those typical Christian reviews that give 1

Did God Create the Universe from Nothing?

Two Sides of the Review Coin

I have just received two Amazon reviews for my book on the Kalam Cosmological Argument (Did God Create the Universe from Nothing?: Countering William Lane Craig’s Kalam Cosmological Argument). One a 5-star review from a skeptical someone who contacted me by email to show his appreciation - I am

Did God Create the Universe from Nothing?

Defending the Kalam with the B-Theory of Time

This second video below looks to show, whilst taking the view that the A-Theory of time as being inconsistent with science and therefore the Kalam, that the B-Theory of time can be used to defend the Kalam. For those of you not aware of the two theories of time: William

causality

Kalam, Causality and God

The other day, a Christian commenter posted a series of comments concerning the Kalam (appearing to pertain to my book Did God Create the Universe from Nothing?). I would like to take them to task in considering some of those comments, which include: "It is… a mere assertion… that

Cosmology

Why Did God Wait to Create the World?

Well, it depends what kind of Christian you are as to how you interpret what happened in the creation of this here universe. The young earth creationist will, of course, believe that the world that we live on and the universe that we live in are only 6000 or so

Book Reviews

Annoying Christian Reviewers

My recent book Did God Create the Universe from Nothing? Countering William Lane Craig's Kalam Cosmological Argument has generally received really good reviews. I understand that most reviewers are partisan and reviews generally follow people's beliefs. That said, I do get very annoyed when Christians review

Cosmology

William Lane Craig Has a Pop at Me and Appears to Miss

As many of you might know, one of my most recent books was Did God Create the Universe from Nothing?: Countering William Lane Craig's Kalam Cosmological Argument (UK here). The book is a refutation of (Craig's use of) the Kalam Cosmological Argument. In it, I have

determinism

Libertarian Free Will and the 80-20 Problem

One of the most common defences of Libertarian Free Will (or contra-causal free will) is what I sometimes term the 80-20% approach. Most people, to some degree or another, accept that our lives are at least somewhat, and in most cases, a good deal influenced. This may be by genetic,

Did God Create the Universe from Nothing?

Aquinas and the Kalam; Necessity and Induction

Some time back, I was put onto a paper on the Kalam Cosmological Argument (KCA) called "New remarks on the cosmological argument" by Gustavo E. Romero and Daniela Pérez. It is packed full of formal logic and propositional calculus. One excerpt that chimes very well with claims in

Counter Apologist

The Kalam - On Time: Metaphysics and Theories of Time

As many of you will know, I have recently written a new book concerning the Kalam Cosmological Argument (Did God Create the Universe from Nothing? Countering William Lane Craig’s Kalam Cosmological Argument), which has had some cracking reviews. This post is an extract from the book that deals with

Counter Apologist

The Kalam - On Time: Relativity, Simplicity and Science

As many of you will know, I have recently written a new book concerning the Kalam Cosmological Argument (Did God Create the Universe from Nothing? Countering William Lane Craig’s Kalam Cosmological Argument), which has had some cracking reviews. This post is an extract from the book that deals with

Cosmology

The Kalam - On time: Craig’s inconsistent appeals to science

As many of you will know, I have recently written a new book concerning the Kalam Cosmological Argument (Did God Create the Universe from Nothing? Countering William Lane Craig’s Kalam Cosmological Argument), which has had some cracking reviews. This post is an extract from the book that deals with

Did God Create the Universe from Nothing?

The Kalam Cosmological Argument: Creation and Nominalism

As many of you will know, I have recently written a new book concerning the Kalam Cosmological Argument (Did God Create the Universe from Nothing? Countering William Lane Craig’s Kalam Cosmological Argument), which has had some cracking reviews. This post is an extract from the book that looks at

Did God Create the Universe from Nothing?

On Deduction and Induction and How They Relate to the Kalam

I will be reposting a previous article today because ideas of induction and deduction have come up in another post with a few asking for clarification. Here, I will look at deduction and induction in the context of how they relate to the Kalam Cosmological Argument. Alan Duval has also

Did God Create the Universe from Nothing?

Kalam Book Gets Another Great Review

As some of you will know, my most recent book was on the Kalam Cosmological Argument, the cosmological argument that deals with the beginning of the universe, concluding in favour of it having a cause (i.e. God). the argument is favoured by apologists the world over. It has obsessed

Did God Create the Universe from Nothing?

The Kalam Cosmological Argument and the Fallacy of Composition

As many of you will know, I have recently written a new book concerning the Kalam Cosmological Argument (Did God Create the Universe from Nothing? Countering William Lane Craig’s Kalam Cosmological Argument), which has had some cracking reviews. When I recently posted a video by someone called CosmicSkeptic, and