If causal reasoning applied symmetrically to the universe, it would equally license the conclusion that the universe is self-caused or uncaused—the very alternatives the Kalaam argument seeks to eliminate for God.

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Self-caused: Something that causes itself to change or happen, rather than being acted upon by something external.
The Kalaam argument(as used in philosophy of religion): A famous logical argument for God's existence, originally developed by medieval Islamic philosophers, that says everything that begins to exist must have a cause, so the universe must have a God as its cause.
causal reasoning(Hume's analysis of induction): Reasoning in which past observations serve as evidence for judgments regarding what will happen in relevantly similar circumstances in the future, depending on the assumption that the future course of nature will resemble the past
symmetrically(describing how the wrongness applies equally in any situation): In a balanced, equal way that applies the same to both sides, regardless of which person started the conflict.
uncaused

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