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Causes is[sic] what we're talking about.
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The title of the thread is "Religion."
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Originally Posted by boxcar
If the universe were eternal, it would need no cause because there are only two kinds of existences: Eternal or temporal (finite).
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"Temporal" does not mean "finite." Look it up.
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... very many changes are things coming into and going out of existence.
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So you've read
A Universe From Nothing by Lawrence Krauss.
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Likewise, since God is eternal, he is not a caused entity.
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Read
Breaking the Spell by Daniel Dennett.
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And since scripture ...
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Proves nothing! We're done.