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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
Mereological Nihilism to the Rescue?
Hello Dr. Craig. I had a question about your first interaction with Alex O’Connor where you discussed mereological nihilism. I believe you were saying that things like chairs and buildings begin to exist because at some point in the past they did not exi...
arguments for the existence of god, kalam cosmological argument, mereological nihilism, o'connor, alex
New Work on the BGV Theorem
Dear Dr. Craig, I hope you're doing well. An atheist freind sent me the following quotes of physicits who apparently argue that the BGV theorem does not prove the begining of the Universe. What do you think of these quotes? "In a Letter by Borde, Guth a...
Abandoning Logic to Avoid God
Dear Dr Craig, I am writing to you about a discussion that I have been having with an atheist friend of mine about the kalam cosmological argument for some time now. I have been reading your works and watching lectures for some time now - but an objection to ...
arguments against the existence of god, atheism, inference, kalam cosmological argument, laws of logic, metaphysical necessity
Probability of the Conclusion of a Deductive Argument
Dear Dr. Craig, I have a question about how (or if) multiplied probabilities are to be applied to the premises of an argument. For example, for the Kalam Cosmological Argument, let's say that I find the first premise to be "fairly convincing." We might e...
arguments for the existence of god, inference, kalam cosmological argument, logic, probability
Being Converted and Being Convinced
Dr Craig, I would like to ask you a general question about your KCA. If I understand right, you were a believing Christian prior to doing your PhD on the topic in England. If that's the case, then it seems you believed the conclusion of the argument befo...
christian theism, conversion, convince, kalam cosmological argument
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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