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Is the Story of Jesus Enough?
I am an agnostic, although very often I slip into materialist atheism and it causes great despair and depression. I have felt the lure of religion for a while as I'm quite keen to unburden myself of philosophical pain and so far scientific intervention has...
arguments for the existence of god, historical jesus, holy spirit witness, properly basic belief
The Puzzle of Mathematics’ Applicability Once More
Hello RF staff, greetings to Dr. Craig. I've read various things that Dr. Craig has said about the logical necessity of the applicability of mathematics to the laws of physics, both in the Q&A and on podcasts. I've also seen videos where string t...
arguments for the existence of god, laws of nature, mathematics, applicability of, metaphysical necessity
Probability of the Conclusion of a Deductive Argument
Dear Dr. Craig, I have a question about how (or if) multiplied probabilities are to be applied to the premises of an argument. For example, for the Kalam Cosmological Argument, let's say that I find the first premise to be "fairly convincing." We might e...
arguments for the existence of god, inference, kalam cosmological argument, logic, probability
PPI and ECREE
Dear Dr Craig, In your recent monthly report of June 2023, you mention the so-called Principle of Personal Incredulity, which you formulate like this: PPI. We should believe something that we find incredible only if we are aware of overwhelming evidence in i...
arguments for the existence of god, atheism, evidence, historical, probability, reasonable faith, resurrection of jesus
Questions from a Non-Believer
My husband and I attended your session at The Story this weekend. Thank you for joining us and sharing! I had been looking forward to the day and praying over it for quite some time. My husband is indifferent to religion, albeit he does not necessarily align w...
arguments for the existence of god, atheism, christian philosophy, kalam cosmological argument, science
Questions about the KCA
Dear Dr. Craig, I am currently reading your book reasonable faith (theologisch) in the endeavour of trying to understand whether the christian faith is true or not. I wanted to ask for clarification about your conclusion of the Kalam cosmological argument, t...
arguments for the existence of god, kalam cosmological argument, personhood, spaceless, timelessness
Dealing with Atheistic Rhetoric
Dear Reasonable Faith I feel disheartened by the rhetoric that is used by the Atheists. I know this is purely emotional and not substantive, but I nonetheless feel disheartened. I type this question to ask you how you think past this language and past the dou...
arguments for the existence of god, atheism, christian theism, holy spirit witness, irrational objections, natural theology
Interpreting People Correctly
The atheist websites and atheists on the Christian/atheist debate websites are pumping out in meme form the following quotation, supposedly from you, Dr. Craig: "The person who follows the pursuit of reason unflinchingly toward its end will be atheistic or, at...
agnosticism, arguments for the existence of god, atheism, natural theology, secularism
Physicists & Philosophers Reply to the Kalam Cosmological Argument (Pt IV)
Will Dr Craig at any time respond to this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGKe6YzHiME? There is so much in there that is way above my understanding, although a lot of it 'feels' just obfuscation and unprovable. Paul
arguments for the existence of god, causal determinism, causation, cosmological argument, cosmology, creation ex nihilo
Physicists & Philosophers Reply to the Kalam Cosmological Argument (Pt II)
Will Dr Craig at any time respond to this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGKe6YzHiME? There is so much in there that is way above my understanding, although a lot of it 'feels' just obfuscation and unprovable. Paul
arguments for the existence of god, cosmological argument, eternity, infinite temporal regress, kalam cosmological argument, metaphysics
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Intellectual Insecurity
Dear Dr. Craig, With the 20th anniversary of Reasonable Faith, I just want to express my thanks for you as a great admirer of your work. You are one of the first Christians I’ve encountered to defend our shared faith with such intellectual rigour. Befor...
arguments for the existence of god, christian evidences, christian scholarship, intellectual competence
So You Think the Ontological Argument Is Irrelevant?
Dr. Craig, I would like to start by stating how incredibly thankful I am for you and your work in natural theology. It was through watching your several debates with atheists, during a particularly difficult time in my life, that I came to believe wholehearte...
arguments for the existence of god, maximal greatness, natural theology, onotological argument, perfect being theology, possible world
Proving “God”
Good morning Dr. Craig. I hope your day has been going well. Dr. Craig... What would you answer to an objection like this in a debate: DR. CRAIG: [First speech] ATHEIST OPPONENT: Yes, your cumulative case works but your God sti...
arguments for the existence of god, concept of god, logical fallacy, maximal greatness, perfect being theology, question-begging
Why Depress People?
Dear Dr Craig I'm not a Christian myself, but find Christian theology to be interesting and your defence particularly interesting. I've heard you mention on numerous occasions that you believe a life without God is absurd, meaningless, pointless etc....
absurdity of life without god, arguments for the existence of god, atheism, divine-human relationship
A New Modal Argument from Contingency
Hello Dr. Craig! Recently, Alexander Pruss and Joshua Rasmussen have developed a fascinating, cutting-edge argument called the Modal Argument from Beginnings, or MAB. It seeks to reach the same conclusion of the classic argument from contingency you defend usi...
arguments for the existence of god, causation, leibnizian cosmological argument, modal argument from beginnings, ontological argument