A Criticism of Cosmological Atheology

By Miles Donahue

I. Introduction

In less than 24 hours after publishing “General Relativity Proves What, You Say?: A Response to L. A. Mitchell”, Mr. Mitchell wrote an eight page counter-response [1]. In this article, I’ll review key terms used in the argument, criticize his responses to my refutation, expand on my original criticisms, and end with concluding thoughts. I take it as given that he and I are expected to maintain an appropriate level of respect and cordiality towards one another as we discuss these issues and arguments.

General Relativity Entails that the Universe has No External Cause

By L.A. Mitchell

I: Introduction

The expansion of the universe, and thus the basis of the Big Bang theory, is inferred based on equations derived from the theory of relativity. The theist who uses Big Bang cosmology to argue for the existence of god must accept these equations. Are these equations consistent with the arguments used by theists? In this paper, I will demonstrate that Big Bang cosmology actually contradicts the existence of god. Many of these arguments will be based on my previous essay titled “God and Physics: Why general relativity disproves god”. This paper will serve as a better argued and more concise alternative to the last paper.