William Lane Craig: the Kalam Cosmological Argument

This is a partial recording of Dr. William Lane Craig's lecture, "Does God Exist," presented April 16th 2010 at the University of California, Davis. For more information, visit www.reasonablefaith.org.

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[SuperSharko]

" Have they shown how life was created"

This is another interesting question I was debating a Christian back in 2009 he asked me the same question I told him Craig Venters work is going to create synthetic life out of basic molecules I thought he was years away from this "so did DR Venter" but low and behold we have created synthetic life one year later!  As for DR Craigs philsophies back in 2009 I argued before the LHC even fired up that it is going expose his bad logic to the public.

[SuperSharko]

"Even if we can, what are the results of them. Have they shown how life was created"

You're confusing the Big Bang with how life formed on earth billions of years later.

All I am saying is this is a extremely interesting finding in regards to how the Universe started as a naturalist I want to understand how the natural universe works. I have never believed the Universe "started from nothing" it always existed. We test our ideas and let reality dictate the truth

[SuperSharko]

@CptLabs19 I hate to break it to you bud but we are all just speculating! Speculation based on evidence is what I care about. I have always believed that the building blocks of matter transcends the BB on quantum level I believe most physicist agree with me. We could not find the link between relativity and quantum mechanics, if these findings are correct I have further evidence for my speculations where as DR Craig's speculation is based on even further flawed premises

[SuperSharko]

@CptLabs19 "there was no universe before the BB"

Almost all physicist living today believe in the MultiVrs We may have found hard evidence for Neutrinos not being bound by space and time. Now if there are particles in our Universe which transcend space and time which is something atheist have believed "do exist" and these finding turn out to be true THIS is indeed more evidence for the naturalist that God is a completely unnecessary explanation for matter in our Universe.

[SuperSharko]

@CptLabs19 "scientists who discovered this don't even know what it means"

If infact there findings are true it means that these particular particles are not bound by the laws of the standard model. neutrinos are one of the most important particles in the early development of our Universe.

If the findings are indeed correct this is one of the biggest moments in human history. IT APPEARS WE BROKE THE SPEED OF LIGHT!

[CptLabs19]

@SuperSharko This is also irreverent because there was no universe before the BB, even if BB had the possibility of occurring. There was nothing in existance except what are beliefs claimed to exist. I believe God existed, and you believe what you believe to exist.

[CptLabs19]

@SuperSharko Also, I did look into the neutrinos. I found out that even the scientists who discovered this don't even know what it means. So, you're just speculating. They don't know if it is even possible. The scientists are still checking the equipment for errors.

[CptLabs19]

@SuperSharko We can observe the BB that created life on earth? I don't believe we can since the time in which it could have happened has already occurred. You claim that we can observe them through telescopes and through the electromagnetic background radiation. Even if we can, what are the results of them. Have they shown how life was created?

[SuperSharko]

@CptLabs19 "explain a phenomena that was unobserved"

We can actually observe the BB with telescopes and through the electromagnetic background radation

"We don't have any data describing the BB" What you don't seem to understand is once we understand what is going on "NOW" we will know what wen't on then. The Universe changed at a point understand the Universe, understand why it changed. Matter is not intelligent it doesn't require a intelligent cause.

[CptLabs19]

@SuperSharko I really don't understand how exactly we can claim that science and experimentation in modern times can explain a phenomena that was unobserved. We don't have any data describing the 'BB'. So, what exactly are the results we are looking for? Life?