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Finite-Length Timelike Paths and Kalām Cosmological Argument

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Suppose one accepts the argument that past infinity is not acceptable. This does not eliminate the possibility that the beginning of time is not equivalent across objects. Along with breakdown of absolute simultaneity of events in relativity, there may even be no agreement on whether an event existed. There may be no consistent way to totally order events. In such a case, despite every object, conscious or not, having finite lifetime, there may be no single point called “the beginning,” and the universe stays as it is without requiring a cause of existence.

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I thank Reviewer no. 1 in the first review round for outlining the Newtonian argument, the special-relativistic argument, and the restatement of the Kalām cosmological argument in this paper. I also thank Reviewer no. 2 in the first review round for making the points in this paper more sharp and highlighting the issue of existence of God before creation of the universe. I also appreciate Reviewer no. 2 in the second review round for pointing out possible misunderstandings when reading the initial draft of this paper.

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Kim, M. Finite-Length Timelike Paths and Kalām Cosmological Argument. SOPHIA 61, 303–307 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11841-021-00829-5

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