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Do Theistic Arguments Prove God?
Dear Dr. Craig, The Moral Argument seems to have a flaw. Premise 1 has a semantic problem. 1. If God does not exist, objective moral values do not exist. What if we can imagine a supernatural, God-like entity, that is in some important respect distinct from...
apologetics, arguments for the existence of god, moral argument
Nominalism and Natural Law
Hi Dr Craig. I've heard you say, on the topic of marriage, that you are an "essentialist" on the nature of marriage- that is, marriage has a certain intrinsic nature which is not merely a social construct. As a natural law theorist who thinks the moral la...
Can Moral Values Be based in God?
On this site you say: "On most Divine Command theories God possesses His moral qualities essentially (indeed, that's just what it means to say they're part of His nature!). So there is no possible world in which God is not kind, impartial, gracious, lo...
divine command theory, moral argument, moral epistemology, moral ontology, moral perfection, moral values
The Moral Argument for God
Dr. Craig, I am an agnostic atheist (I don't know for sure, but I don't believe in God [or gods]). I received your 'Christmas gift for atheists' as printed by FoxNews, which led me to learn more about you and your views. I'll admit that my...
arguments for gods existence, moral argument, moral duties, moral epistemology, moral ontology, moral values
Is God a Consequentialist?
Dear Dr Craig, Thank you for considering my question and responding to it (hopefully!). My question concerns what appears to be a contradiction in your position on moral epistemology. I'm acutely aware that this is not an area you prefer to focus on but t...
consequentialism, deontology, divine command theory, divine commands, moral argument, moral duties
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The Moral Argument—One More Time!
Dear Dr. Craig, I am a former Christian in large part because apologetics (from my perspective) has failed to provide adequate explanations to the objections commonly raised against theism, and especially Christianity in particular. For this submission, I wo...
atheism, experience as source of knowledge, moral argument, moral epistemology, moral ontology, objective moral values and duties
Playing Catch-Up
Hello Dr. Craig, Your ministry has been an incredible blessing in life. I have been following your ministry for 15 years, but I’m just now beginning to share your arguments with unbelievers. I hope you could help me a bit. I presented the moral argumen...
apologetic arguments, gospel, inference, logical fallacy, logical formulation, moral argument
Why Must God Be the Greatest Conceivable Being?
Hello, Dr Craig! I am a huge fan of your work. You have done far more for our faith than many ever will. I just had the pleasure of meeting you and seeing you speak in Plano. This got me reading more of your work then I did before. My question is this: Why do ...
maximal greatness, moral argument, moral perfection, objective moral values and duties, ontological argument, perfect being theology
More Atheist Illogic
You have obviously made your point that god had to kill all caanonite people because they were evil. So obviously your god had to kill 6 million jews in WW2. So obviously, god had to allow the killing of those people in Ww2 because they were evil too. Correct?...
atheism, canaanites, evil, problem of, genocide, inference, moral argument
Confusion about the Moral Argument
Hi Dr. Craig! I hope you're doing well. I wanted to clear a confusion regarding the moral argument raised by some atheists. As you've mentioned at several occasions about the premise "objective moral values and duties do exist", that deep down we all k...
abstract objects, moral argument, moral epistemology, moral ontology, objective moral values and duties, platonism