Why is there anytthing at all? (Introduction)

by Curtis , Saturday, June 07, 2008, 19:38 (5801 days ago)

As mentioned in previous posts, the Kalam Cosmological argument is the second step in the discussion since it is intending to explain why there is something rather than nothing. I am not sure what the Atheist reply to this is. - The argument has three premises which lead to a personal, transcendent Creator. The argument is as follows. - Premise 1: The universe had a beginning
1.1) The Universe has not reached maximum Entropy (scientific)
1.2) The Big Bang (scientific)
1.3) Cannot cross an infinite set of events (logical)
1.4) Cannot form an infinite collection by successive addition (logical) - Premise 2: The beginning event of the universe was caused
2.1) Each event needs a cause (logical)
2.2) Experience shows that an event needs a cause (scientific) - Premise 3: The cause for the beginning event was personal
3.1) Evidence that the Universe was designed so there is a Designer (scientific)
3.2) The cause willed to initiate the creation event (logical) - For a presentation that lays this out in more detail, please use this link 
http://www.sincereanswer.com/eternity/files/doc/Cosmological.ppt - Comments?