| Description |
1 online resource (x, 342 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
The theistic cosmological argument. The finitude of the past and the existence of God / William Lane Craig -- Infinity and the past / Quentin Smith -- Time and infinity / William Lane Craig -- The uncaused beginning of the universe / Quentin Smith -- The caused beginning of the universe / William Lane Craig -- A criticism of a postereiori and a priori arguments for a cause of the big bang singularity / Quentin Smith -- The atheistic cosmological argument. Atheism, theism, and big bang cosmology / Quentin Smith -- Theism and big bang cosmology / William Lane Craig -- A defence of the cosmological argument for God's non-existence / Quentin Smith -- A criticism of the cosmological argument for God's non-existence / William Lane Craig -- Theism, atheism, and Hawking's quantum cosmology. 'What place, then, for a Creator?' : Hawking on God and creation / William Lane Craig -- The wave function of a godless universe / Quentin Smith |
| Summary |
Two philosophers take opposing viewpoints to debate the fundamental question of whether the Big Bang was created by God or whether it occurred according to scientific theory |
| Analysis |
Religion Related to Science |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
"First published in paperback 1995." |
| Subject |
God -- Proof, Cosmological.
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God -- Proof, Cosmological -- Controversial literature
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Big bang theory.
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Religion and science.
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Religion and Science
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Big bang theory
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God -- Proof, Cosmological
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Religion and science
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Kosmogonie
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Theismus
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Atheismus
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Urknall
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Oerexplosie.
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Kosmologie.
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Godsbewijzen.
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Theïsme.
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Atheïsme.
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Dieu -- Existence -- Preuve cosmologique -- Ouvrages de controverse.
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Cosmologie -- Aspect religieux.
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Théisme.
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Athéisme.
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Dieu -- Cognoscibilité.
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Big bang.
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| Genre/Form |
Controversial literature
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Smith, Quentin, 1952-
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