Smithereens Religious Tourney Rd.1 KCA is sound!

I would like to start by thanking Smithereens for starting this tournament. I would also like to thank Phantom for participating. Good luck. I would also like to extend my thanks to all the readers. Resolution: Kalam Cosmological Argument is Sound! 1. Whatever begins to exist has a cause. 2. The universe began to exist. 3. Therefore, the universe has a cause. BOP: In this debate both Pro and Con assume the Burden of Proof. Pro has the burden of showing the Kalam Argument is sound in theory and likewise Con shall have the burden showing the Kalam Argument is not sound in theory. It is up to myself as Pro to give the Kalam Argument presentation and why it is sound. It is up to Con to poke holes in that Argument while also providing further reason why the argument is not sound. Definitions: I shall now provide definitions that may be necessary in this debate. Kalam Cosmological Argument - The Kalam Cosmological Argument or First Cause Argument is a philosophical argument for the existence of God which explains that everything has a cause, that there must have been a first cause, and that this first cause was itself uncaused. . http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org... Sound - (D)- Logically valid and having true premises. . http://www.merriam-webster.com... a priori- knowledge or justification independent of experience. a posteriori Reasoning - knowledge or justification dependent of experience or empirical evidence. . https://en.wikipedia.org... First Cause - the self-creating cause to which every chain of causes must ultimately go back. . http://www.britannica.com...Contingent Existence - dependent for existence. . http://dictionary.reference.com... Deductive reasoning - links premises with conclusions. If all premises are true, the terms clear, and all rules are followed, the conclusion reached is necessarily true. . http://en.wikipedia.org... A & B series of time - Philosophers of time have two broad views of time, which are the A & B series. In the A-series of time there is a real difference between past, present, and future. The B-series of time says that there is not really any difference in the past, present, and future. . http://en.wikipedia.org...... Zeno's Paradox - Zeno's arguments are perhaps the first examples of a method of proof called reductio ad absurdum also known as proof by contradiction. . http://en.wikipedia.org...'s_paradoxes Grim Reaper paradox - An argument for the discrete character of time. (p) for every time t later than 8 am, at least one of the Grim Reapers woke up strictly between 8 am and t. . http://alexanderpruss.blogspot.com... Rules: I think it would be wise to give a few rules here. 1) No forfeited round is allowed. If any round are forfeited by either debater then that debater shall forfeit the Conduct and Argument points. 2) All sources and links shall be viewable for both debaters and readers. If either debater needs extra space for sources or links then they may post them in the comments section or an alternate source. If either debater does not follow this rule then that debater shall lose the source points. 3) No semantics or trolling allowed. If either debater chooses to act as a troll or argues with semantics then that debater shall lose conduct and argument points. 4) Any dropped points by either debater shall be viewed as a concession. Rounds: 1) Round one is for acceptance only. 2) The second round is for Pro to present his argument. Con shall also present a argument in round 2 or Con can choose to just rebuttal Pro. 3) The third round is for adding more arguments and to rebuttal previous arguments. 4) The last round is for closing rebuttals and a summation.