The Kalam Cosmological Argument Is a Sound Argument for God's Existance

I will start with the Kalam Cosmological Argument itself: 1. Everything that has a beginning of its existence has a cause of its existence; 2. The universe has a beginning of its existence; 3. Therefore: The universe has a cause of its existence. I. Everything That Has a Beginning of Its Existance Has a Cause of its Existance I will quote one of the most famous laws from science, the Law of Conservation of Mass: "In any physical or chemical change, matter is neither created nor destroyed but merely changed from one form to another. "[1] Matter can not be created out of nothing. Nothing can not produce something. This part of the argument is pretty self-explanatory. Chemical reactions can not occur without the necessary materials; therefore, if there is nothing, there can be no chemical reaction to create something. II. The Universe Has a Beginning of its Existance Now on to another famous law of science, the Second Law of Thermodynamics: "While quantity remains the same (First Law), the quality of matter/energy deteriorates gradually over time. "[2] What are the implications of this? "Usable energy is inevitably used for productivity, growth and repair. In the process, usable energy is converted into unusable energy. Thus, usable energy is irretrievably lost in the form of unusable energy. "[2] But what does this prove? The universe is expanding at an ever increasing rate. This can prove two seperate things. First, it can prove that the universe had a beginning, since if it is expanding, and not static,since if we reverse time, we can see that the universe indeed had to exist because at some point, the universe would be smaller than anything that exists. This can be backed up by the Big Bang, which happended 14.7 billion years ago, ergo existance is not eternal. Second, it can prove that the universe can not last forever, since if the universe is constantly expanding, and the quantity of energy is constant, but the quantity of usuable energy is decreasing, at some point, there will be no usuable energy left. This will result in "heat death" to the universe. It is impossible to have an infinite, eternal universe. We can also see, in addition to the scientific viewpoint, see the logical fallacy in the eternal universe theory from philosophical theorization: "1. If an infinite number of moments occurred before today, then today would never have come, wince it is impossible to traverse an infinite number of moments. 2. But today has come. 3. Hence, there was a finite number of moments before today; the universe had a beginning. "[3] III. Therefore: The universe has a cause of its existance This conclusion can be arrived at through just simple logic. If everything has a cause of its existance-since nothing can come from nothing-, and since the universe had a beginning-because of scientific and philosophical proof and reasoning-, the Universe had a cause of its existance. This need not be proven, since the rules of the conclusion have been proven, and through logic, the two can be put together into the conclusion the the Universe has a cause of its existance. IV. Trying to Draw a Conclusion that God Exists As I already proved, the universe has a beginning. Without God, there would have existed nothing before the universe, and without outside force, nothing can not produce something. Nothing is a state of non-existence. Nothing, not the universe, not the world, not humanity, not anything would be here right now if there wasn't a God. However, God pre-dates the universe. The KCA states that everything that begins to exist has a cause. However, God is eternal. He has always existed and therefore has no cause because the argument only applies to things the have beginnings to their existance. We are contingent beings. Our existence was begun (caused) by God and we can only be kept alive at God's pleasure. A contingent race of beings could only have been created by a necessary being (God). God is a Necessary being because it is in His nature to exist. He has no beginning so logically, He will have no end. As it would be impossible for the universe to have come into existence on its own, the only way it could exist is if there was an Intelligent Creator. Sources: [1]: . http://en.wikipedia.org... [2]: . http://www.allaboutscience.org... [3]: Geisler, Norman L. , The Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics, Baker Books, p. 399.