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Divine Simplicity

Hello Dr. Craig. Thank you very much for your enlightening work in Philosophy of religion. I am writing all the way from Malaysia! so you know your work has touched a lot of people globally. I am a student in Computer science just reading up on Christian Apo...

abstract objects, divine attributes, divine simplicity, perfect being theology

Omniscience and Actual Infinity

Hi Dr Craig I have been contemplating omniscience of God and how this relates to infinity. I am struggling to come to terms with an omniscient God and an infinite future. After reading Eric Sotnak’s “The Kalam Cosmological Argument and the Possib...

divine attributes, infinity, kalam cosmological argument, omniscience

Ancient Israelite Polytheism?

One of my atheist friend recently sent me this question and information that I need help with: Ancient Israel started out as a Polytheistic nation that latter ‘evolved’ into a Monotheistic Religion and that they blended their bibles (religious lo...

divine attributes, ethics, judaism, monotheism, old testament

Is God Actually Infinite?

Dear Mr. Craig, As I am always debating and defending the Kalam, I am always refuting the possibility of a past-eternal universe, by simple explaining the difference between actual and potential infinites. Now it's quite simple to "disprove" an actual inf...

divine attributes, infinity, kalam cosmological argument, omniscience

Logical Truth and Omnipotence

I have a question about omnipotence and necessity. In your writings, debates, and teachings, you follow Flint and Freddoso's definition of omnipotence. Key to their definition is that God cannot actualize logically impossible states of affairs, such as mak...

divine attributes, omnipotence, perfect being theology, universal possibilism

What is Worship?

church, discipleship, divine attributes, worship

Fictionalism and the Two Natures of Christ

Mr. Craig, I heard you lecture on the topic of abstract objects, and defend Fictionalism over Platonism. I am inclined to agree with you that abstract objects are just useful fictions, having no mind-independent reality. But how do you apply Fictionalism to C...

abstract objects, christology, divine attributes, two natures of christ

Euthyphro Argument Revisited

character of god, divine attributes, euthyphro dilemma, moral argument

Pastors Need Apologetics, Too

Dear Dr Craig, I asked my pastor if one could present your argument from the existence of objective moral values to the atheist as evidence of God's existence. The argument was: 1. If God does not exist, objective moral values do not exist. 2. Objectiv...

divine attributes, moral argument, moral duties, moral values, objective moral values and duties, omniscience

Ontological Argument for the Existence of God

Dear Dr Craig, This is an extension to an e-mail I sent you about the ontological argument a while back. My first question concerns the soundness of the argument in general. The second, however, concerns its theological implications. Firstly, then, the sound...

anselm, arguments for the existence of god, divine attributes, perfect being theology