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Living with Naturalism
Hi Dr. Craig, I hope you and your family are well. As an atheist, I am not particularly familiar with Christianity but have watched many of your speeches and debates out of interest and curiosity. So far, I think you have made an intellectually compelling cas...
absurdity of life without god, arguments for the existence of god, atheism, meaning of life, naturalism, purpose
Plantinga’s EAAN Once More
Dr. Craig, I need help with Alvin Plantinga's evolutionary argument against naturalism. Since I discovered it, I fell in love with the argument; the idea that "it is irrational to believe in naturalism, whether it is true or not" left me shocked. However,...
arguments for the existence of god, epistemology, evolution, evolutionary argument against naturalism, naturalism, postmodernism
Plantinga’s Evolutionary Argument against Naturalism
What are the problems with naturalism? On the surface naturalism seems straightforward. It’s a materialist view that asserts the natural world is all there is. It could be conceived as a polemical stance against the existence of gods, sprites, demons, an...
abstract objects, bias, evolutionary argument against naturalism, mathematics, applicability of, mind-brain relationship, naturalism
It’s Hard to Believe
Hello Dr.Craig I just finished reading question 647, and I do have to say as an atheist/agnostic I must admit you dismantled the argument proposed in that writers question thoroughly and rather beautifully. This is a argument I pondered myself and thought to ...
arguments against the existence of god, arguments for the existence of god, belief in god, divinity of jesus, epistemology, historical evidences
Moral Knowledge and God’s Existence
Hi Dr. Craig, First off, I just want to thank you for the life-changing work you've done, which has been decisive in my intellectual development. While I find your strictly ontological argument from morality persuasive (regarding the existence of objectiv...
alvin plantinga, dr. erik wielenberg, evolutionary argument against naturalism, moral argument, moral epistemology, moral ontology
The Laws of Logic and the Cosmological Argument
Hello Dr. Criag. As a Christian, I am very thankful for your work. My question is on the laws of logic and the cosmological argument. If you say that from a naturalistic perspective something can come from nothing by nothing, then we know that you are breaking...
abstract objects, causation, kalam cosmological argument, laws of logic, logic, metaphysical necessity
Calvinism and the Unliveability of Determinism
Dr. Craig, I wanted to thank you for your podcast, debates, and other work, all of which I've profoundly enjoyed and has exposed me to the intellectual richness within Christianity. As a former agnostic, one of the most powerful apologetic arguments again...
Does Epistemological Naturalism Imply Metaphysical Naturalism?
On February 1st, 2013 at Purdue University, Dr William Lane Craig participated in a debate with Dr Alex Rosenberg on the topic, "Is Faith In God Reasonable?" Over 5,000 people watched the event on the Purdue University campus along with tens of thousands strea...
debates, epistemological naturalism, metaphysical naturalism, naturalism
Is Metaphysical Naturalism Viable?
On February 1st, 2013 at Purdue University, Dr William Lane Craig participated in a debate with Dr Alex Rosenberg on the topic, "Is Faith In God Reasonable?" Over 5,000 people watched the event on the Purdue University campus along with tens of thousands strea...
Plantinga’s Evolutionary Argument against Naturalism
Dr. Craig, I have a question about Alvin Platinga's Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism. He argues, I think, that the probability that my cognitive factulties are reliable (R) given that naturalism and evolution (N&E) are true, is low or inscruta...
alvin plantinga, evolutionary argument against naturalism, naturalism, rene descartes
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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
A Moral but Unbelieving Son
Dr. Craig, I have listened to your podcast since you started it years ago. Thank you. My question comes from reading Faith and Doubt by John Ortberg (Zondervan, 2008). In the chapter Why Bother he writes, "If God does not exist, we lose a life devoted to seek...
belief in god, morality, natural law, naturalism, objective moral values and duties
Biological Evolution in an Infinite Multiverse
How would you respond to an evolutionist who says that the universe could be possibly infinite in size and therefore evolution wouldn't be a miracle since it could appear anywhere? Michael
abiogenesis, causation, evolution, methodological naturalism, naturalism
Demons and Natural Evil
Dear Dr Craig: What is your opinion of a Fall of the Angels hypothesis that would help explain natural evil in the world? Mentioned by UK Anglican priest Rev Michael Lloyd in his book, "Cafe Theology", it basically describes the possibility that there is some...
divine sovereignty, evil, moral evil, natural law, naturalism, satan and demons
God and the Applicability of Mathematics
Dear Dr. Craig, I finished watching your YouTube video entitled, "The (Un)Reasonableness of Mathematics." In this video you state that "the effectiveness of mathematics in describing the physical world is literally a miracle, and therefore evidence for the ex...
character and nature of god, creation ex nihilo, mathematics, applicability of, miracles, naturalism, perfect being theology