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In this paper I show that the existence of an infinite temporal regress does not undermine the soundness of Craig’s version of the Kalam Cosmological Argument. To this end I shall focus on a particular complication that Craig raises against one of his arguments in support of a finite temporal regress. I will show that this complication can be made innocuous by extending the notion of A-theoretic time, which is presupposed by Craig’s argument, to include a notion of temporal becoming that is compatible with the existence of an infinite regress of temporal events. All this shows that God could have created an infinite temporal regress a finite time in the past without this entailing a contradiction.
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Kabay, P. An infinite temporal regress is compatible with the Doctrine of Creatio Originans. Int J Philos Relig 57, 123–138 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11153-004-3504-3
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