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God and the Moment of Creation
I’m an undergraduate philosophy student, and I have a question about your theory that God is in time with creation and timeless sans creation. While this view seems to be internally coherent, I’m struggling to identify a strong motivation to accept this po...
agent causation, creation, infinite temporal regress, time, relation to god, timelessness
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
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
God’s Decision and Act of Creation
Dr. Craig, in your discussions about God's creation of the universe, you argue that God's act of creation is a timeless event that brings about the beginning of time itself. However, if God’s decision to create is eternal and timeless, doesn&rsqu...
al-ghazali, creation, divine will, libertarian freedom, omniscience, time, relation to god
God’s Timeless Knowledge of Events in Time
Hello Dr. Craig! I have been a huge fan of your work and you have been extremely influential on my thinking regarding God and Time, to which my question is about. In a relatively recent Closer to Truth Interview on your view of God and time you stated that in ...
"I am Who I Am"
I have heard some assert that "I AM" indicates an eternal now perspective for God. I don't think that an eternal now or other atemporal understandings make logical sense nor is generally required by biblical teachings. How do you understand the I AM name f...
character and nature of god, metaphysics, necessary being, perfect being theology, timelessness
Does the Afterlife Make Our Earthly Life Meaningless?
Dear Dr. Craig, I was born Muslim and throughout my childhood, faith in God was extremely important for me especially because I lost my father at a very early age and I found solace in the idea that I am a child of an absolutely loving God (which is inherentl...
divine-human relationship, eternity, meaning of life, purpose, timelessness
God, Time, and Creation Once More
Hi Dr. Craig, I hope all is well. I recently read a paper titled 'Is the Cause of the Universe God? Troubles with Craig's Theory of God's Relationship to Time in the Kalam Cosmological Argument' One of the paper's arguments seeks to poin...
agent causation, creation ex nihilo, time, relation to god, timelessness, wielenberg, erik
Questions about the KCA
Dear Dr. Craig, I am currently reading your book reasonable faith (theologisch) in the endeavour of trying to understand whether the christian faith is true or not. I wanted to ask for clarification about your conclusion of the Kalam cosmological argument, t...
arguments for the existence of god, kalam cosmological argument, personhood, spaceless, timelessness
God, Time, and Change
Dear Dr.Craig, my question is concerning time, change, and how it relates to God. It is something I as an atheist have been debating with Christians for the longest time and I'm here for your insights. We're often told that god is a disembodied mind. W...
a-theory of time, necessary v. contingent existence, philosophy of time, time and eternity, time, relation to god, timelessness
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God and the Moment of Creation
I’m an undergraduate philosophy student, and I have a question about your theory that God is in time with creation and timeless sans creation. While this view seems to be internally coherent, I’m struggling to identify a strong motivation to accept this po...
agent causation, creation, infinite temporal regress, time, relation to god, timelessness
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
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
God’s Decision and Act of Creation
Dr. Craig, in your discussions about God's creation of the universe, you argue that God's act of creation is a timeless event that brings about the beginning of time itself. However, if God’s decision to create is eternal and timeless, doesn&rsqu...
al-ghazali, creation, divine will, libertarian freedom, omniscience, time, relation to god
God’s Timeless Knowledge of Events in Time
Hello Dr. Craig! I have been a huge fan of your work and you have been extremely influential on my thinking regarding God and Time, to which my question is about. In a relatively recent Closer to Truth Interview on your view of God and time you stated that in ...