Critique of the Cosmological Argument for Proof of the Existence Of God

[tanthrix]

I've decided for my own sake to start critiquing arguments for the existence of God as we go through them in my Philosophy of Religion class at PSU. It will mainly be a nice way for me to get my thoughts out on paper and keep interested in my class, but it will also help explain why I am an atheist to anyone who is curious

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[tanthrix]

Quantum physics is a branch of science that absolutely confounds me. A while back I had some grand desire to figure it all out after reading some bits of "The Elegant Universe" and a few other pop culture physics books, but that desire has since subsided. I still enjoy the watered down versions we get in those types of books and NOVA documentaries, but I feel that since I don't understand any of the underlying math I have no hope of understanding the "big picture," if such a thing is even possible. Huzzah for arm chair physics!

"Look! Quantum stuff is nonsensical! So is my worldview!"

I about fell over laughing when I read that. That statement sums up with unparalleled succinctness "What the @!$!@$$ Do We Know Anyway?" (I stopped watching that movie when it got to the part about water crystals forming differently based on the moods of the observers or something) You can't take quantum physics and slap it on the macroscopic world. If you could you'd be receiving the Nobel prize in physics for finally coming up with a grand unified theory. In all seriousness though, what you were describing still seems indicate something being there in the first place. Read my reply to Ruthanolis and let me know what you think about the part concerning something from nothing - I'm curious to hear your thoughts.

You hit the nail on the head about needing more particle accelerators. We need more science in general.