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Indonesia AirAsia QZ8501 and the Problem of Evil

Dear Dr. Craig, First of all, I wish to thank you for all the tremendous work you have done to defend the Christian faith. Many of my Christian friends have been blessed by your ministry, especially in apologetics. Also, your works have been what finally brou...

divine providence, divine sovereignty, emotional problem of evil, evil, personal development, problem of evil

God, Evil, and the Rules of Logic

Dr. Craig, I love your work and all that you do! I believe you are one of the chief defenders of our faith today. I am a missionary about to begin living in England and am preparing myself for the questions I may be asked. As a mental exercise I like to ask ...

arguments against the existence of god, logic, omnipotence, problem of evil

Brazilian Nightclub Fire and Salvation by Works

Doctor Craig, first of all I would like to thank you for your mental and spiritual leadership to my life. You have been of great help in my christian faith. I mean it. But I bring important issues to you in my question now. My name is Leander, I'm 20 years...

divine election, hell, justice, problem of evil, salvation

Do animals suffer in the same way humans do

animal suffering, problem of evil, suffering

An Evolutionary Argument against (Christian) Theism

Hello Dr. Craig, You think that evolution is not a threat against christianity or theism in general. However, I think an argument can be made against theism or at least christian theism from evolution. 1. If God created life (biological life), he would have...

arguments against the existence of god, evil, evolution, problem of evil, suffering, theism

On the Goodness of God

I used to be a Christian, by that I mean, really believed and actively practiced my faith. I truly accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and saviour, I ran Bible studies, took kids to and ran kids clubs, led sunday school lessons, ran Alpha sessions, led a house gr...

divine attributes, evil, objective moral values and duties, old testament ethics, perfect being theology, problem of evil

Is God Able to Do Evil?

Dear Dr Craig I hope you don't mind answering a question from an atheist if it is asked in all seriousness and with the greatest respect. My question concerns God and morality. I have heard you say that God is "essentially" good, by which I assume you mea...

atheism, divine attributes, divine command theory, nature of god, problem of evil

The Problem of Evil Once More

Hello Dr. Craig I'm a former die- hard Christian that has spent countless hours debating agnostics and atheist using many of your arguments, as well as many of my own. Recently my faith has been strained to say the least. But I wanted to follow up on you...

arguments for the existence of god, evil, fatalism, middle knowledge, problem of evil, suffering

Sceptical Theism and the Problem of Evil

I wonder if we can rely too much on "skeptical theism". To my understanding, it classically endorses these three theses: ST1: We have no good reason for thinking that the possible goods we know of are representative of the possible goods there are. ST2: We ha...

evil, gratuitous evil, problem of evil, sceptical theism, suffering

Animal Pain and the Ethical Treatment of Animals

Dr Craig, I recently viewed your presentation entitled "Origins of the Universe - Has Stephen Hawking Eliminated God?". In this, you call into question their philosophical credentials and suggest that they are mere laymen where philosophical issues are concer...

animal pain, ethics, evil, problem of evil, stephen hawking