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Belief on the Basis of the Spirit’s Witness

Dear Dr. Craig, Since my devout Christian mother knows I long ago gave up Christianity in a fiery relinquishment that started me off first as a mean-spirited, nihilistic atheist, then as a humble agnostic, and finally, years later, as a confident Spinozan pan...

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Reformulating the Causal Premiss of the KCA

Dear Dr. Craig, I'm a huge fan of your work, and I always come to your website for insights on theistic arguments for God's existence. Today I write you with a question on the Kalam cosmological argument, maybe my favorite argument from the ones you p...

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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 ...

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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...

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Not Enough Evidence to Believe

Dr. Craig, I’ve heard you offer 2 responses to the problem of divine hiddenness. I’d like to offer a counter-point to each, and ask you to follow up on them. 1) Theist: “God wants a freely-chosen relationship and doesn’t want to force ...

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Using <em>On Guard</em> Effectively

Question 1: Dr. Craig, thank you for your ministry. It has changed me for the best! I took your advise and I'm attempting to teach a Defenders class. I bought your On Guard box set and I start in March! My church is a small country church in rural Ashevil...

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God and the Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics

Dear Dr Craig, I'm a Christian who really enjoys your work, and I was wondering if you might take the time to answer a quick query I have. I've asked a few questions before, but I've always discovered quickly afterwards that they've already be...

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Is Fine-Tuning Consistent with Theism?

Hello Dr Craig, I find the "Fine Tuning Argument" for theism the closest thing currently to a compelling argument for the existence of God (at least that I have heard). However, it does suffer from a number of flaws that ultimately make it less than fully con...

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Dr Craig's Favorite Argument for God's Existence

In March 2017 Dr. Craig traveled the island of Ireland on a speaking tour that included various debates, lectures, and meetings. In this talk with the local church leaders of Belfast, Dr. Craig answers a question about his favorite arguments for the Existence ...

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What Is the Most Compelling Argument for the Divine Inspiration of Scripture?

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