Is the Big Bang the sole cause of the universe? A response to John J. Park
| dc.contributor.author | Erasmus, Jacobus | |
| dc.contributor.researchID | 20173199 - Erasmus, Jacobus Petrus | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-15T08:59:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-05-15T08:59:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
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| dc.description.abstract | In a recent paper, John J. Park argues (1) that an abstract object can bring a universe into existence, and (2) that, according to the Big Bang Theory, the initial singularity is an abstract object that brought the universe into existence. According to Park, if (1) and (2) are true, then the kalam cosmological argument fails to show that the cause of the universe must be divine. I argue, however, that both (1) and (2) are false. In my argument I analyse the abstract/concrete distinction and conclude that, by its nature, an abstract object is causally inefficacious in the sense that it cannot bring something into existence. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Erasmus, J. 2016. Is the Big Bang the sole cause of the universe? A response to John J. Park. Acta Analytica, 31:337-344. [http:dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12136-016-0293-0] | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0353-5150 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http:dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12136-016-0293-0 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10394/23681 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Springer | |
| dc.subject | John Park | |
| dc.subject | Kalam cosmological argument | |
| dc.subject | Abstract object | |
| dc.subject | Big Bang Theory | |
| dc.subject | Singularity | |
| dc.title | Is the Big Bang the sole cause of the universe? A response to John J. Park | |
| dc.type | Article |