KALAM’s Cosmological Argument from the Perspective of Contemporary Philosophy and Quantum Mechanics
Autor/ka: RNDR. Jiří Kučera
Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts and Letters, Catholic University in Ružomberok
Abstrakt
The article aims to shed light on the nuanced interplay between quantum philosophy and the KALAM cosmological argument, showing how new twists in quantum mechanics might upend our traditional ideas about existence and causation. The study dives into how quantum uncertainty with unpredictability challenges the age-old belief that every event must have a cause, a basic assumption of the KALAM argument, popularized by William Lane Craig today (Craig, 1990). The analysis wrestles with bridging the gap between what quantum theories suggest and the established positions of the ancient KALAM metaphysics, revealing that open interpretations of quantum mechanics can mean that events might just occur without stringent causal or transcendent preconditions (Koons, 1997; Pitts, 2008). There’s a hint that our cosmic origins and the notion of a divine cause could remain in line with new scientific developments, while also adding layers of sophistication to traditional theistic debates (Swinburne, 1969). Such discussion paves the way to weaving quantum ideas into both theological studies and philosophical inquiries, prompting researchers to reconsider how quantum discoveries might influence our ideas about the universe (Vallicella, 2000). Looking ahead, future research should probably focus on empirical work that digs deeper into how quantum mechanics might affect our perceptions of time, cause, and reality (McMullin, 1981).
Klíčová slova: cosmological, quantum, cause, infinity
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