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Free Will
I come from a devout Jehovah's Witness/Catholic household (doesn't that sound like an exciting mix!) and am myself implicitly atheist. Despite this though, I remain quite interested in theological questions. After much soul-searching, I have finally fo...
agent causation, causal determinism, determinism, free will, principle of alternate possibilities
Libet’s Experiments and Determinism
Dear Prof. Craig, what does the Libet-Experiment indicate about free Will? A US-american Scientist, Libet, conducted in 1979 an experiment involving the measurement of Brain-Activity during a controlled Decision-making Process, in order to better understand ...
benjamin libet, determinism, free will, libertarian freedom, neuroscience
Does Correspondence Preclude the Truth of Counterfactuals of Freedom?
Dear Dr.Craig, In the book "Four Views on Divine Providence", scholar Paul Kjoss Helseth raised some questions about your molinist model that you hadn't the chance to reply in detail. For me the most important and crucial of Helseth's questions is th...
counterfactuals, epistemology, free will, platonism, truthmakers
Doctrine of God (part 14)
I. C. 3. a. (2) (b) Two Problems of Omniscience i. Compatibility of Foreknowledge and Freedom.
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Inevitable Sin?
Hello Dr. Craig, my question is about the coherence of Christianity. I’ve been a believer for almost 5 years, but I recently began having various concerns which haven’t been addressed effectively by other sources. Here is one of them. How can it be...
atonement, divine omniscience, free will, moral perfection, moral responsibility, sin
Why Not the Beatific Vision Now?
I love you and your work. I have a question for you; is Beatific vision the greatest evidence for the God’s existence? If yes, then why God is withholding it right now? Why not to reveal Himself and save so many Atheists? Arhum
Why Would God Create People He Knew Would Go to Hell?
Dear Dr. Craig, I am a man in my twenties living in Korea, and although I have not yet come to faith, I believe that Christianity is true and that the God of Christianity truly exists. I also have a clear understanding of the gospel as Christianity presents i...
Theological Fatalism and the Best of All Possible Worlds
In conversation with my unbelieving son, this conundrum was presented: If the 'best of all possible worlds' idea is true, then God's foreknowledge actually DOES remove my free will. If God knows all things, including counterfactuals, and chose to...
best possible world, co-actualized reality, counterfactuals, divine omniscience, feasible world, free will
Does God Have a Finite Number of Preferences?
Dr. Craig, I appreciate how you are willing to face the biggest challenges to the Christian faith. You have inspired me to explore philosophy. Even though your work is impressive, I must say, I am still not convinced of the existence of God. In fact, I believ...
free will, logic, moral perfection, moral values, perfect being theology