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God and Ultimate OriginsIs There a Causal Loop Which Avoids a First Cause?

God and Ultimate Origins: Is There a Causal Loop Which Avoids a First Cause? [I examine whether there exists a causal loop which avoids a First Cause. I distinguish between a causal loop in dynamic and static time and between an open and closed loop, and explain that a dynamic loop and an open loop does not avoid a First Cause. I note that a static closed loop cosmological model has been proposed by Gott and Li (Physical Review D 58:023501–1, 1998), and that we do not have adequate evidence for thinking that such a loop exists. I discuss the Bootstrap Paradox which shows that this type of causal loop is viciously circular and metaphysically impossible.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

God and Ultimate OriginsIs There a Causal Loop Which Avoids a First Cause?

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Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
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978-3-319-57546-9
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109 –123
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10.1007/978-3-319-57547-6_4
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[I examine whether there exists a causal loop which avoids a First Cause. I distinguish between a causal loop in dynamic and static time and between an open and closed loop, and explain that a dynamic loop and an open loop does not avoid a First Cause. I note that a static closed loop cosmological model has been proposed by Gott and Li (Physical Review D 58:023501–1, 1998), and that we do not have adequate evidence for thinking that such a loop exists. I discuss the Bootstrap Paradox which shows that this type of causal loop is viciously circular and metaphysically impossible.]

Published: Sep 22, 2017

Keywords: Causal Loop; Vicious Circularity; Closed Timelike Curves (CTCs); Metaphysical Considerations; Younger Self

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