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Logic and God

Hello, Dr. Craig! I am currently a student at seminary pursuing a Master of Arts in Philosophy, and God led me down this course through a crisis of faith in high school that led me to your debates and lectures on YouTube. In other words, I have you to thank b...

abstract objects, character and nature of god, inference, logic, logical formulation, maximal greatness

Secular Humanism Once More

Hello Dr Craig I have two (related) questions for you. Question 1: Suppose I, as a Humanist (which I am) - or, indeed, as a Christian (which I am not) - were to make the following claim: "I believe that human beings, objectively, have intrinsic value", would ...

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God as the Ground of Morality

Hello Dr Craig, thank you for all the work that you do! It has benefited me tremendously over the years. I need some clarifications regarding the Euthyphro dilemma. On what basis can God's nature be made the grounding for objective morality? I think the an...

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“What Should I Do about My Transgender Boyfriend?”

I am a girl, 18 years old and I am at a point in my life where I don't know what to do or what is right for me by my parents. I come from a family of 6 people. My parents, sister and 2 little sisters. We are muslim. I know that God and Allah is about the s...

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How to Explain Why You’re Studying Philosophy

Hi Dr. Craig, Thank you so much for your work and ministry over the years. This fall I have started working towards an M.A. in Philosophy. As I begin studying philosophy academically for the first time, I have already received questions from friends and famil...

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Objective Bigness and the Moral Argument

With regards to the moral argument for the existence of God. 1. If God does not exist, objective moral values do not exist 2. Objective moral values do exist 3. therefore God exists. I would like to present the following argument 1. If Shkabishkabob the G...

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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...

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Ultimate Evil?

Dear Dr.Craig I first want to start off by saying that I thank God for you and your ministry. You have no idea the blessing that your resources have been to my faith. I pray that reasonable faith continues to have a positive impact on the body of Christ and t...

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Highlights From Debate with Erik Wielenberg. Part One

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Wes Morriston: Problem of Evil and Moral Argument (Part 2)

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