>>27436>p1: whatever begins to existThis is a false assumption. At the point where all the atoms in the universe were compressed into a area that defies the known laws of physics, you contend that the philosophical and mathematical laws of logic somehow remain intact.
p2: the universe began to exist
You're making the false assumption that what was before the universe was not always there. After heat death and collapse, perhaps what is outside the universe repeats the expansion process endlessly. You can't pretend to know this.
>c1: therefore, the universe has a causeFlawed syllogism based on false assumptions and infantile analysis results in irrational conclusion.