Spoonseeking

There are a few popular arguments that are used by Christian apologists that I hear often, in varying forms.  Recently I was contacted by someone that wanted to discuss what they see as my irrationality.  The core of this discussion seems to me to be a form of the Cosmological argument.  I'm publishing it here for comment.  The identity of the other party is intentionally omitted.  I will refer to him as Bill.  If you know Bill and comment on this post, please do so in a way that conceals his identity. For clarity, the posts that are made by the other party will appear as quotes. The discussion Patrick, I see you are a physics major. do you agree that some entity (or thing if you prefer) must have the power of self existence? [Bill], how are you doing?  I hope you are having, in your vernacular, a blessed day.  I certainly agree that things exist, although our perception of that is quite misleading. Its been a good day thx. Perhaps I should rephrase my question. We all