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Lightning Round
Dr Craig, This isn't a question. I just want to express my thankfulness to you and your ministry, including everyone involved in it. Your answer to the most recent question posed by Mark brought me to my knees and reminded me that I need to cont...
kalam cosmological argument, morality, objective moral values and duties, origin of the universe
God as the Cause of the Universe
Dr. Craig, I wanted to thank you again for your time addressing my questions about your Kalam Cosmological Argument at the ETS last year and before your debate with Dr. Carrier earlier this year. I have two more issues surrounding your proof and would appreci...
arguments for the existence of god, causation, kalam cosmological argument, theories of time, time
Unresolved Obstacles to Becoming a Christian
Hi Dr CraigI'm not a Christian but I am still a big fan of yours. I love your clear and concise debating style.Over the last few months I've been listening to your debates and whilst most issues you've tackled there are still a few questions that I have that I...
agnosticism, arguments for the existence of god, authority of scripture, kalam cosmological argument, resurrection of theism
Is a Beginningless Past Actually Infinite?
Dear Dr Craig,In the last talk of the conference Formal Methods in the Epistemology of Religion (June 2009, Belgium), the famous European atheist Herman Philipse raised (in the introduction) a minor worry which I've shared with him for a long time: your Kalam ...
eternity, infinity, kalam cosmological argument, origin of the universe, philosophy, theories of time
How Did the Universe Begin?
Dr. William Lane Craig speaks on the beginning of the universe. He examines contemporary cosmology and philosophy. He utilizes the cosmological argument made by Al Ghazali and Kalam. Transcript [Musical Prelude] [1] [Pastor Rick Warren Introduction and...
Objections to the Causal Principle
Dear Dr Craig, I am an agnostic/atheist who has recently been debating the merits of the Kalam Cosmological Argument (KCA) with an acolyte of yours on a forum. I think I have all my objections clear in my mind now and was hoping you could give some commentary...
causation, kalam cosmological argument, origin of the universe, theories of time
Pruss on Forming an Actual Infinite by Successive Addition
Alexander Pruss has suggested a counterexample to a priori arguments for the finite age of the universe on his blog. An Alpha-widget (AW) spends a year playing the violin, and then make a copy of themselves. Each AW takes only half the time to make a copy of ...
alexander pruss, infinity, kalam cosmological argument, natural theology
Omniscience and Actual Infinity
Hi Dr Craig I have been contemplating omniscience of God and how this relates to infinity. I am struggling to come to terms with an omniscient God and an infinite future. After reading Eric Sotnak’s “The Kalam Cosmological Argument and the Possib...
divine attributes, infinity, kalam cosmological argument, omniscience
Is God Actually Infinite?
Dear Mr. Craig, As I am always debating and defending the Kalam, I am always refuting the possibility of a past-eternal universe, by simple explaining the difference between actual and potential infinites. Now it's quite simple to "disprove" an actual inf...
divine attributes, infinity, kalam cosmological argument, omniscience
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Is God Still Around?
The Kalam Cosmological Argument, like many arguments about the present existence of God, has a fatal fallacy. The fallacy is found in the 3rd premise, that because God ‘has’ made the universe, in which case He must still exist. It seems that you do...
arguments against the existence of god, kalam cosmological argument, leibnizian cosmological argument, metaphysical necessity, necessary v. contingent existence, transcendence of god
The Timeless Universe Hypothesis
Dear Dr Craig Firstly, although I am not a Christian, I must say your rigorous and strong defence of the Christian faith provide any non Christian with significant challenges. I had a specific question on your defence of the Kalam. Why is it that you defend...
infinite temporal regress, kalam cosmological argument, quiescent universe, singularity, timelessness
Earnest Questions from the Tien Shan Mountains
Dear Professor Craig, My name is Abdulla [surname redacted]. I am a student from Kyrgyzstan whose nights have been consumed for the past three years by your works — from The Tensed Theory of Time to your debate with Oppy in god and time. Today, I ...
abstract objects, divine hiddenness, evil, problem of, kalam cosmological argument, leibnizian cosmological argument, maximal greatness
Infinitely Old Time
Hello Dr. Craig, I’m a big fan of your work, and I have argued with the Kalam for a while now, but I’ve recently started to question the argument, and whether time might actually be infinitely old, because of this line of reasoning: 1. Any decre...
divine creation, eternity, kalam cosmological argument, time, time, relation to god, timelessness
ChatGPT Strikes Out Big Time!
I need some answers for these fallacies that God is the first cause. I just ran your argument through ChatGPT to check for the logical fallacies you've committed and you've actually committed 6 of them. Here's the list. The argument that a god is...
arguments for the existence of god, irrational objections, kalam cosmological argument, logic, logical fallacy, objections