The Kalam Cosmological Argument
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Philosophical argument
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| gptkbp:criticizedFor |
atheist philosophers
scientific naturalists |
| gptkbp:debatedBy |
gptkb:theology
contemporary philosophy |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Kalam Cosmological Argument
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Al-Ghazali
medieval Islamic philosophers |
| gptkbp:languageOfOrigin |
gptkb:Arabic
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| gptkbp:mainProponent |
gptkb:William_Lane_Craig
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| gptkbp:originatedIn |
gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
medieval Islamic theology |
| gptkbp:plotSummary |
The universe has a cause.
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| gptkbp:popularizedBy |
gptkb:William_Lane_Craig
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| gptkbp:premise1 |
Whatever begins to exist has a cause.
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| gptkbp:premise2 |
The universe began to exist.
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| gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:The_Kalām_Cosmological_Argument_(book)
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
cosmological argument
first cause argument |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:philosophy
apologetics |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:William_Lane_Craig
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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