The Grim Reaper Paradox has been used to support the Kalam Cosmological Argument. Here I mount a grim challenge to this sort of reasoning: implying the impossibility of an endless future. Like the show? Help it grow! Consider becoming a patron (thanks!): https://www.patreon.com/majestyofreason If you wanna make a one-time donation or tip (thanks!): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/josephcschmid OUTLINE CORRECTIONS At 8:02, I accidentally cut out the last two words of my sentence. I should have said "...equally motivate this new linking premise." RESOURCES (1) Free access link to the official article: https://academic.oup.com/mind/advance-article/doi/10.1093/mind/fzad065/7492631?utm_source=authortollfreelink&utm_campaign=mind&utm_medium=email&guestAccessKey=79959771-76b4-4604-a90a-419f5de3ab39 (2) If the link in (1) doesn't work, you can read a pre-print here: https://philpapers.org/rec/SCHTEI-19 (3) Kalam playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxRhaLyXxXkZzH2YffI32ViTZ73Tu8jSR (4) My forthcoming Synthese paper, "Benardete paradoxes, patchwork principles, and the infinite past": https://philpapers.org/rec/SCHBPP-3 (5) My 2023 Phil Studies paper with Alex Malpass, "Branching actualism and cosmological arguments": https://philpapers.org/rec/SCHBAA-22 (6) My Springer book: (a) https://www.amazon.com/Existential-Inertia-Classical-Theistic-Proofs-ebook/dp/B0BNMHRW63 (b) https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-19313-2 THE USUAL... Follow the Majesty of Reason podcast! https://open.spotify.com/show/4Nda5uNcGselvKphtKSKvH Join the Discord and chat all things philosophy! https://dsc.gg/majestyofreason My website: https://josephschmid.com My PhilPeople profile: https://philpeople.org/profiles/joseph-schmid