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Multiverse and the Design Argument
How do you answer sceptics who say that our universe doesn’t need a designer because it’s just a part of a bigger multiverse which is composed of all kinds of universes? No matter how improbable our universe looks, the chances are that there ...
cosmology, fine tuning argument, intelligent design, origin of the universe
St. John's College
Timothy Hull interviews William Lane Craig Transcript MR. HULL: In his book The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins says the design hypothesis immediately raises the larger problem of who designed the designer. How do you respond to that? DR. CRAIG: Dawkins&rsquo...
doctrine of creation, fine tuning argument, scientific evidence
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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
Explaining the Applicability of Mathematics
In the debate on the mathematical argument for God hosted by “Capturing Christianity,” and at 1:12:00 into the debate, Dr. Oppy asked Dr. Craig this question: “Could God have freely chosen to make a physical world in which it was not the ca...
abstract objects, explanatory power, fine tuning argument, graham oppy, kalam cosmological argument, methodological naturalism
Should a Puddle be Surprised it Exists? Should We?
Recently, I have run across arguments by atheists that say that the universe is not fine-tuned for life, but life is fine tuned to the universe and they describe this in the "puddle" analogy (which I'm sure you are aware of). I searched your website for so...
anthropic principle, arguments for the existence of god, boltzmann brains, fine tuning argument, laws of nature, many worlds hypothesis
Can Christians Be Theistic Anti-Realists?
Dear Dr. Craig, Recently I read some books on the philosophy of science, especially the debate between scientific realism and anti-realism. The topic is fascinating to me, knowing that scientists can work together despite their differing stance on the debate....
anti-realism, atheism, explanation, fine tuning argument, god, philosophy of science
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...
arguments for the existence of god, christian philosophy, fine tuning argument, kalam cosmological argument, leibnizian cosmological argument, moral argument