Q&A: The Proof of Atheism from Time
The Proof of Atheism from Time
Question
God’s relation to time: God is not “above time” because He acts and is therefore subject to change and causality, and is therefore subject to time (and clearly did not create it). God is not eternal, because He had a reason to create the universe, and the motive for that reason did not exist until an infinite period had passed. For an infinite period, God had no reason to create the universe, and at some point on the timeline, a reason to create the universe popped up. It cannot be that for an infinite period God had no reason to create the universe and afterward did—because such a reason was among the other possibilities available to God regarding the nature of His actions later on.
This text was taken from Wikipedia. Do you have an answer to this claim?
Answer
I didn’t understand what the claim is that needs answering. Not a single sentence here is correct.
Discussion on Answer
If it had said, “the above text was taken from Wikipedia,” then it would have been correct (aside from the first three words). But the phrase “this text” refers to itself (“this text was taken from Wikipedia”), and in fact was not taken from Wikipedia.
The sentence, “This text was taken from Wikipedia,” has been checked and verified.