Therefore the universe has a cause.
This philosopher wrote a pair of books called The Tensed Theory of Time and The Tenseless Theory of Time, defending an A-theory of time over a B-theory. Contra Bertrand Russell, this philosopher argued that Tristram Shandy could never finish his autobiography if it takes him a year to record the events of a single day, illustrating his argument that actual infinities cannot be realized through successive addition. His best-known argument is adopted from thinkers like (*) al-Kindi and al-Ghazali and runs: 1. Whatever begins to exist has a cause; 2. The universe began to exist; 3. Therefore the universe has a cause. For 10 points, name this Christian philosopher known for his debates against atheists and for formulating the kalam cosmological argument.
This philosopher wrote a pair of books called The Tensed Theory of Time and The Tenseless Theory of Time, defending an A-theory of time over a B-theory.
William Lane Craig