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Doubts about the Incarnation

Greetings Dr. Craig,     On August 2, 2025, having gone through emotional turmoil similar to yours, I became a theist, after watching your multi-video lecture on the ontological argument on yours Defenders podcast, even though I had been a devo...

divine nature, doubt, incarnation, ontological argument, perfect being theology, two natures of christ

Maximal Greatness and Being Itself Subsisting

Dr. Craig, are the ideas of God being existence itself and God as a maximally great being coherent with one another? In my view, defining God as a maximally great being seems to place Him within a category that could limit His existence, since it attributes c...

anselm, aquinas, thomas, maximal greatness, ontological argument, perfect being theology, self-referentially incoherent

M. Huemer’s Criticism of Divine Command Theory

Please respond to Michael Huemer's criticism of your divine command theory. (https://fakenous.substack.com/p/groundless-morals) Graham

divine command theory, ethics, maximal greatness, moral duties, moral obligations, objective moral values and duties

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

A New Modal Argument from Contingency

Hello Dr. Craig! Recently, Alexander Pruss and Joshua Rasmussen have developed a fascinating, cutting-edge argument called the Modal Argument from Beginnings, or MAB. It seeks to reach the same conclusion of the classic argument from contingency you defend usi...

arguments for the existence of god, causation, leibnizian cosmological argument, modal argument from beginnings, ontological argument

Great-Making Properties and the Ontological Argument

Hello Dr. William Lane Craig, I am S          , and I am a 14-year-old from Syria. You have really saved my faith multiple times, and I have taken your equip course to better defend the faith. Anyway, on to the...

concept of god, maximal greatness, moral perfection, ontological argument, perfect being theology, possible world

Evil Worlds and the Ontological Argument

Hi Doctor Craig, I am a great admirer of yours. And I really hope this question receives a response from you... It is one of my dreams to be able to receive your insights directly one day. I am a Christian high-schooler in Canada, your works have helped me tr...

arguments for the existence of god, circular reasoning, maximal greatness, moral values, ontological argument, perfect being theology

Why Must God Be the Greatest Conceivable Being?

Hello, Dr Craig! I am a huge fan of your work. You have done far more for our faith than many ever will. I just had the pleasure of meeting you and seeing you speak in Plano. This got me reading more of your work then I did before. My question is this: Why do ...

maximal greatness, moral argument, moral perfection, objective moral values and duties, ontological argument, perfect being theology

A Muslim Confronts the Ontological Argument

Hi Dr. Craig, I am a Muslim living in England with a keen interest in learning about Islam, Christianity and theology more generally. As a follower of your work, you have introduced me to the Ontological Argument, to which my question will be focused. The log...

islam, maximal greatness, metaphysical necessity, ontological argument, perfect being theology, possible worlds

Languishing Philosophically in Canada

Hi Dr. Craig, Thank you for your work. We met once in Toronto at your discussion with Jordan Peterson and Rebecca Goldstein. It was a real privilege, sir. As a Torontonian, and more specifically as a doctoral student in Philosophy in Canada, I am confronted w...

advice to philosophy students, anselm, canada, christian philosophy, life vision, ministry

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Doubts about the Incarnation

Greetings Dr. Craig,     On August 2, 2025, having gone through emotional turmoil similar to yours, I became a theist, after watching your multi-video lecture on the ontological argument on yours Defenders podcast, even though I had been a devo...

divine nature, doubt, incarnation, ontological argument, perfect being theology, two natures of christ

Maximal Greatness and Being Itself Subsisting

Dr. Craig, are the ideas of God being existence itself and God as a maximally great being coherent with one another? In my view, defining God as a maximally great being seems to place Him within a category that could limit His existence, since it attributes c...

anselm, aquinas, thomas, maximal greatness, ontological argument, perfect being theology, self-referentially incoherent

M. Huemer’s Criticism of Divine Command Theory

Please respond to Michael Huemer's criticism of your divine command theory. (https://fakenous.substack.com/p/groundless-morals) Graham

divine command theory, ethics, maximal greatness, moral duties, moral obligations, objective moral values and duties

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

A New Modal Argument from Contingency

Hello Dr. Craig! Recently, Alexander Pruss and Joshua Rasmussen have developed a fascinating, cutting-edge argument called the Modal Argument from Beginnings, or MAB. It seeks to reach the same conclusion of the classic argument from contingency you defend usi...

arguments for the existence of god, causation, leibnizian cosmological argument, modal argument from beginnings, ontological argument