A counter to the Kalam
Cosmological Argument.
Properties of mind.
Everything complex is derived from very simple elements over a period of time. [Empirically observed.]
The more complex the thing, the greater the time needed for it to develop. [Empirically observed.]
Minds are extremely complex. [Empirically observed.]
Therefore minds developed from very simple elements over a significant period of time.
[This philosophically derived conclusion has been checked and verified as true by the scientific method.]
Properties of the Abrahamic god.
God had no beginning. (Statement derived from religious doctrines concerning all versions of the Abrahamic god.)
Therefore God did not develop from simple elements over a period of time.
Therefore God is not complex and has no mind.
Properties of gravity.
Gravity is an immaterial force that appears to be an innate property of the cosmos. [Statement derived from application of the scientific method to astrophysics.]
Therefore gravity had no beginning.
Therefore gravity did not develop from simple elements over a period of time. [Conclusion validated by the scientific method.]
Gravity creates stars. [Statement derived from application of the scientific method to astrophysics.]
Therefore gravity is god.
Properties of mind.
Everything complex is derived from very simple elements over a period of time. [Empirically observed.]
The more complex the thing, the greater the time needed for it to develop. [Empirically observed.]
Minds are extremely complex. [Empirically observed.]
Therefore minds developed from very simple elements over a significant period of time.
[This philosophically derived conclusion has been checked and verified as true by the scientific method.]
Properties of the Abrahamic god.
God had no beginning. (Statement derived from religious doctrines concerning all versions of the Abrahamic god.)
Therefore God did not develop from simple elements over a period of time.
Therefore God is not complex and has no mind.
Properties of gravity.
Gravity is an immaterial force that appears to be an innate property of the cosmos. [Statement derived from application of the scientific method to astrophysics.]
Therefore gravity had no beginning.
Therefore gravity did not develop from simple elements over a period of time. [Conclusion validated by the scientific method.]
Gravity creates stars. [Statement derived from application of the scientific method to astrophysics.]
Therefore gravity is god.
Could you be wrong about that? You're confirming what the Bible says in Romans 1 - that when people reject God they end up worshiping creation.
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