Does Modern Cosmology Prove the Universe Had a Beginning?
In this article, the question of whether modern cosmology (viz., Big Bang theory, singularity theorems) supports the position that spacetime had an absolute beginning is answered. In addition, many different pre-Big Bang models are discussed.
Thoughts on the Fine-Tuning Fallacy
Does fine-tuning increase the probability that God exists? What about the multiverse? How does it relate to fine-tuning? Do we even need the multiverse to solve the fine-tuning problem?
A Critical Examination of the Kalam Cosmological Fallacy
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The Kalam is one of the most popular 'proofs' of God's existence among apologists and philosophers of religion. But does it work? Are the premises sound or even valid? In my analysis I show that this argument is deeply problematic in many different ways.
Presuppositionalists and the Problem of Faith
Supposing that faith is belief without evidence/argument, do non-religious people also have faith (e.g., in sense-perception, in reason)? Is this unavoidable? And if so, are religious people rational – or, at least, not-irrational – in holding beliefs based on faith? In this article, I argue that even if we take some beliefs for granted (such as reason), that does not imply we can (rationally) believe whatever we want without evidential justification.
Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing?
Philosophers wonder why anything exists. Theologians and apologists suggest God is the best (if not the only) answer to this question. In this short article, I explain some of the responses to the question of why there is something rather nothing, and I also present objections to the idea that this is evidence for theism.
The Kalam Fallacy and the Initial Singularity
Singularities are the product of outdated cosmological ideas, but if we assume for the sake of argument that singularities exist (such as in black holes and at the Big Bang), would that support the Kalam argument for the existence of God?