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Does the Vastness of the Universe Support Naturalism?
I am a Christian theist and working towards a doctorate in philosophy. I have a question that I think is relevant for both laymen and academics, and I would really appreciate your thoughts. I often find myself "gestalt-shifting" between naturalistic and super...
arguments against the existence of god, big bang theory, cosmology, explanation, fine tuning argument, probability
Is “Fine-Tuning” Question-Begging?
Dear William Lane Craig, I am a philosophically unsympathetic fan of yours. I very much admire your philosophical learning, your rhetorical skills and your ingenuity in defense of your faith; at the same time, I reject both your faith itself and the apologeti...
Fine-Tuning and the Prior Probability of Theism
I'm taking a philosophy class at a local community collage. I wrote a paper on the fine-tuning argument presented by Robin Collins. The fine tuning is improbable given atheism. Here we have all of the number for fine tuning for life given by Collins. But m...
existence of god, fine tuning argument, probability, robin collins, teleology
Is the Universe Hostile to Life?
Greetings Dr. Craig, May God continue to bless you and your ministry. In looking at various objections to the fine-tuning of the universe I stumbled upon Neil DeGrasse Tyson's objection where he states and I quote "Most places in the universe will kill li...
creation, fine tuning argument, life, neil degrasse tyson, objections, teleology
Still More Reflections on the Sean Carroll Debate
Dr. Craig, Thank you so much again for the spirited and great debates that you participate together with cosmologists. I have to say that I find this arena of Cosmology and God to be a very good ground to keep polishing primarily because when science proves a...
cosmology, debates, fine tuning argument, many worlds hypothesis, sean carroll, teleology
Further Reflections on the Sean Carroll Debate
Dr. Craig, Thank you so much again for the spirited and great debates that you participate together with cosmologists. I have to say that I find this arena of Cosmology and God to be a very good ground to keep polishing primarily because when science proves a...
boltzmann brains, cosmology, debates, fine tuning argument, kalam cosmological argument, sean carroll
Is the Argument from Fine-Tuning Presumptuous?
Dr. Craig, I'm an atheist and I've long followed your debates. Though I'm not moved by your arguments I think you present and defend them well. One of these arguments, the fine tuning argument, seems to be quite presumptuous in it's attempt to ...
fine tuning argument, intelligent design, question-begging, teleology
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Formulating the Argument from Fine-Tuning
Dr. Craig, I have been thinking recently about the fine-tuning argument, especially in Bayesian terms. Normally, even if one begins with extremely skeptical priors for theism (for example, one in an octillion), the probability of the evidence on theism appears...
arguments against the existence of god, bayes' theorem, collins, robin, fine tuning argument, naturalism, o’conner, alex
Explaining the Applicability of Mathematics
In the debate on the mathematical argument for God hosted by “Capturing Christianity,” and at 1:12:00 into the debate, Dr. Oppy asked Dr. Craig this question: “Could God have freely chosen to make a physical world in which it was not the ca...
abstract objects, explanatory power, fine tuning argument, graham oppy, kalam cosmological argument, methodological naturalism
Should a Puddle be Surprised it Exists? Should We?
Recently, I have run across arguments by atheists that say that the universe is not fine-tuned for life, but life is fine tuned to the universe and they describe this in the "puddle" analogy (which I'm sure you are aware of). I searched your website for so...
anthropic principle, arguments for the existence of god, boltzmann brains, fine tuning argument, laws of nature, many worlds hypothesis
Can Christians Be Theistic Anti-Realists?
Dear Dr. Craig, Recently I read some books on the philosophy of science, especially the debate between scientific realism and anti-realism. The topic is fascinating to me, knowing that scientists can work together despite their differing stance on the debate....
anti-realism, atheism, explanation, fine tuning argument, god, philosophy of science
Where Are All the Christian Philosophers?
Hello Dr. Craig, thank you for your work. On numerous occasions you've argued that we are currently experiencing a renaissance in fields like Philosophy with respect to the intellectual credibility of belief in God and Christianity in particular. You'v...
arguments for the existence of god, christian philosophy, fine tuning argument, kalam cosmological argument, leibnizian cosmological argument, moral argument