Here Dr Craig, a retort I have heard Theists give to skeptics is we have never

observed a case of something coming from nothing. But is this response valid since there is no state of affairs, except maybe for the state

of affairs logically prior to the universe's existence in which there is nothing and thus

no state of affairs in which one could ever observe a case of something coming from nothing.

Sincerely, Trent from United States.

Hello, Dr Craig.

John Lennox made a great point about the doctrine of creation out of nothing,

Criadio X Nilo,

by emphasizing that God created the universe out of nothing physical.

God could not have created something out of nothing physical.

God could not have created something out of absolutely nothing, because absolute nothingness is a manifest impossibility

if God exists.

God did not reach into a bag of absolutely nothing to create the universe.

According to Hebrew's 11-3, God created the visible physical universe out of invisible spiritual realities, but not nothing.

So the doctrine of Creatio X Nialo should be amended to state Creatio X Neilophysica.

Respectfully, Al from United States.

Thanks for your questions, Trent, now.

Your question, Trent, exposes an all too common misunderstanding which therefore

merits being addressed. When theists say we have never observed a case of something coming from nothing.

What they mean is that we have never observed a case of something's coming into existence without a cause. Everything that begins to exist

has a cause of some sort, either an efficient cause or a material cause or both.

They are obviously not talking about observing a case of an absolute beginning of being without any prior being.

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