Write an essay of 500-600 words on the Kalam cosmological argument, making clear its premises and its conclusion. You should then discuss what can be said in support of the premises, and develop one or two objections that can be raised against them. Final

The Cosmological argument is about the fundamental question of the universe . It raises the question with giving strong logical reasons . The argument called The Kalam Cosmological Argument was first introduced by Muslim philosophers in the Middle ages . Since then it has not attracted the serious attention of many philosophers until William Lane Craig has brought it to the lime light . The argument is stunningly convincing with its three strong premises

The Kalam Cosmological Argument is not first of its nature . The first cause of the creation has been a much discussed since

the times of Plato and Aristotle . The significant thing about Kalam 's argument is his emphasis on the three assumptions which he has taken to answer his question . The three assumptions are

Whatever begins to exist , has a cause of its existence

The Universe began to exist

Therefore , the universe has a cause of its existence

The first premise is whatever begins to exist , has a cause of its existence . The first argument premise states that everything has a cause for its existence in this world . The first argument states that an actual infinite cannot exist . According to Craig A part of an infinite set is equal to the whole of the infinite set , because both the part and the whole are infinite

Coming to the second premise , many of the secular philosophers have held the belief that the universe is eternal . However , the most recent scientific researches have indicated that with the Big Bang model , that...