[James C. Bennett]

"Or are you saying that one cannot accept the first cause argument and one's religious beliefs simultaneously?"

Exactly. More specifically, I see incompatibility of the First Cause argument with all known religions today: 'Changeless' clashes with 'timeless' - doctrinal specifics that clash with one-another, or exist in parallel in other faiths, again contradicting uniqueness.

[D-fendr]

Thanks for your reply:

I see incompatibility of the First Cause argument with all known religions today…

Got it. I don't agree, but that's a different discussion. I enjoy comparative religion, so maybe we'll have a go sometime.

exist in parallel in other faiths, again contradicting uniqueness.

This will bother some, but I don't see it as a deal killer. That religions agree mostly on the attributes of the divine is corroboration to me. There is still plenty enough uniqueness to argue about. :)