Challenge: You Think Something Came from Nothing
For this week���s challenge, here���s a comment left by an atheist on this blog:
I have always wondered about the statement that ���something cannot come from nothing.��� Isn't this a complete refutation of the ex nihilo creation? If something cannot be created from nothing, there cannot be a created universe since there is nothing to create from. Adding ���magic��� or ���supernatural��� to the equation does not solve anything since ���magic��� is by definition doing something impossible.
However, if for any reason we assume God can create something indeed out of nothing, then the premise ���something cannot come from nothing��� is false.
If it���s really the case that ���something can���t come from nothing,��� does that prove creation ex nihilo is impossible? If we believe in creation ex nihilo, does consistency demand we stop using the claim ���something can���t come from nothing��� to challenge atheists?
Take a shot at answering this challenge in the comments below. Alan will be here on Thursday to give his response.
