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Muslim Appreciation of the <em>Kalam</em> Argument
Dear Dr. Craig; I sincerely hope and pray this letter reaches you. I am not a Christian; I am a Muslim. Imagine my surprise when I stumbled onto a Christian philosopher who respects and utilizes Imam Al-Ghazzali in his brilliant discussion and rebuttal of pro...
islam, kalam cosmological argument, muslim concept of god, origin of the universe, time
A Contradiction in the Kalam Cosmological Argument?
I came across a blogger who calls himself Angra Mainyu (destructive spirit) who has thought a lot about the Kalam Argument and bases several of his objections on the following quotations from your work. I am really hoping to hear your response 1) A contradict...
arguments for the existence of god, infinite temporal regress, kalam cosmological argument, time
Must the Universe Have a Material Cause?
Dear Professor Craig, To start I would like to thank you for your service to the Christian community, and for guiding me in my quest to understand Christian theology. Likewise, my question deals with the doctrine of creation which you (and mainstream Christi...
creation ex nihilo, efficient causation, kalam cosmological argument, material causation, origin of the universe, universe
The Metric of Time
Dear Dr. Craig, My question is quite short. It's on the subject of time. I thought I would ask you, because it's something I've been thinking about, and you seem to know a thing or two about this area (pardon the understatement). We measure time t...
divine eternity, infinite temporal regress, kalam cosmological argument, philosophy of time, time
What is the Kalam Cosmological Argument?
Grab a copy of Dr. Craig's new book "On Guard" to learn more about this and other arguments on how to defend your faith with reason and precision. Transcript Bobby Conway: Talk to us about the kalam cosmological argument for the existence of God. Dr. Cr...
bobby conway, kalam cosmological argument, one minute apologist
Must Everything that Begins to Exist Have a Material Cause?
After your recent rebuttal of another hopeless objection, the author, TheoreticalBS on youtube, claimed that you took his argument out of context and you have done that to many of your critics in the past. My question is do you believe that there is any validi...
arguments for the existence of god, atheism, causation, kalam cosmological argument, material causation
Bringing into Being Things which Do Not Exist
Hey there Dr. Craig! I've been talking with an atheist friend of mine who has issues with creatio ex nihilo. He claims that creatio ex nihilo is logically incoherent since things which exist have no causal power over things which don't exist. In other...
arguments for the existence of god, atheism, creation ex nihilo, kalam cosmological argument
Naturalistic Appeal to Ignorance
Dr. Craig, To say that I appreciate your work would be an understatement. I'll spare you a paragraph or two elaborating on that subject but I do want to take the opportunity to express my sincere gratitude both to you and all the people who work behind th...
arguments for the existence of god, atheism, kalam cosmological argument, naturalism
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Is God Still Around?
The Kalam Cosmological Argument, like many arguments about the present existence of God, has a fatal fallacy. The fallacy is found in the 3rd premise, that because God ‘has’ made the universe, in which case He must still exist. It seems that you do...
arguments against the existence of god, kalam cosmological argument, leibnizian cosmological argument, metaphysical necessity, necessary v. contingent existence, transcendence of god
The Timeless Universe Hypothesis
Dear Dr Craig Firstly, although I am not a Christian, I must say your rigorous and strong defence of the Christian faith provide any non Christian with significant challenges. I had a specific question on your defence of the Kalam. Why is it that you defend...
infinite temporal regress, kalam cosmological argument, quiescent universe, singularity, timelessness
Earnest Questions from the Tien Shan Mountains
Dear Professor Craig, My name is Abdulla [surname redacted]. I am a student from Kyrgyzstan whose nights have been consumed for the past three years by your works — from The Tensed Theory of Time to your debate with Oppy in god and time. Today, I ...
abstract objects, divine hiddenness, evil, problem of, kalam cosmological argument, leibnizian cosmological argument, maximal greatness
Infinitely Old Time
Hello Dr. Craig, I’m a big fan of your work, and I have argued with the Kalam for a while now, but I’ve recently started to question the argument, and whether time might actually be infinitely old, because of this line of reasoning: 1. Any decre...
divine creation, eternity, kalam cosmological argument, time, time, relation to god, timelessness
ChatGPT Strikes Out Big Time!
I need some answers for these fallacies that God is the first cause. I just ran your argument through ChatGPT to check for the logical fallacies you've committed and you've actually committed 6 of them. Here's the list. The argument that a god is...
arguments for the existence of god, irrational objections, kalam cosmological argument, logic, logical fallacy, objections