The Kalam Cosmological Argument
- Everything that begins to exist has a cause.
- The universe began to exist.
- Therefore, the universe has a cause.
David Hume argued that while we assume that everything in our lives has a cause, that assumption does not necessarily apply to the universe as a whole. If so, then there is no need for a prime mover. Bertrand Russell argued that if the universe’s proposed creator is exempted from needing a creator, then we can say the same for the universe itself. Others have pointed out that even if the cosmological argument has merit, it doesn’t tell us anything about any creator. For all we know, the universe might have been created by a group of depressed purple giraffes.