The Kalam Cosmological Argument: (KCA)

Of the things debated in society, perhaps nothing is more hotly contested than the existence of a God. Over the course of time there have been many arguments made from many different angles. For example, an argument in favor of existence is the teleological argument also known as “fine tuning,” or the “argument from design” argues that the universe is so organized as to suggest the necessity of a designer. (1) Likewise there are many arguments against the existence of a God; perhaps the most well know is the “problem of evil” which argues if there is an omniscient, omnipotent and morally perfect being, he (or she) would know where evil is, have the power to destroy it, and being morally perfect would …show more content…
Rather it is clear that the universe had an absolute beginning around thirteen billion years ago in the event known as the Big Bang. Thus the second premise is true.

As both P1 and P2 are supported it is logical to conclude,

C: The Universe had a cause

There must have been a cause that brought the Universe into being. As Dr. Craig puts it “Now as the cause of space and time, this being must be an uncaused, timeless, spaceless, immaterial being of unfathomable power…. Now, there are only two kinds of things that fit that description: either an abstract object, like numbers, or else a personal mind. But abstract objects can't cause anything. Therefore, it follows that the cause of the universe is a transcendent, intelligent mind. Thus, the cosmological argument gives us a personal creator of the universe.”(2)

Thus we see that the KCA provides a compelling argument for the existence of God.”
If you would like to see it presented via video, here is a link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CulBuMCLg0

KCA vs Cosmological Criticisms

We see that the KCA addresses some of the criticism of older cosmological arguments and ignores