Causal finitism: a hypothesis with implications for science, reason and faith.

Causal finitism: a hypothesis with implications for science, reason and faith.
seminar from group Science, Reason and Faith.
Enric F. Gel. Pamplona, June 1st, 2023

Enric F. Gel studied Philosophy at the University of Navarra. He is currently about to receive his doctorate from the University of Barcelona with a thesis on the metaphysical foundation of Aristotelian-Thomistic ethics. Among his latest publications are: "How many and why? A question for Graham Oppy that classical theism can answer", in Religious Studies and "The existence of God: the Thomistic argument of the De Ente with causal finitism as reinforcement", in the journal Espíritu. Since 2016, he disseminates the Philosophy on Youtube with his channel Adictos a la Philosophy, which as of today has almost half a million subscribers.

summary:

The Kalam cosmological argument, which claims to arrive at the existence of God from the beginning of the universe, is probably one of the most discussed theistic arguments at the academic level in the last 50 years. Recently, a new argumentative strategy in its support has been gaining attention in the literature: that of causal finitism. Causal finitism is the thesis that nothing can be preceded by an infinite issue of causes. In this talk, we will expose the main lines of reasoning for and against this hypothesis, exploring its implications for science, reason and faith.