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What is a Boltzmann Brain?

On March 3rd, 2014 Dr William Lane Craig gave a lecture on the Kalam Cosmological Argument at Georgia Tech University. During the Q&A; Dr Craig explains Boltzmann Brains.

Lightning Strikes Again

Dear Dr. Craig, I came up across a new cosmological model developed by Roger Penrose called Conformal Cyclic Cosmology where he claims that when the universe reaches its ultimate destiny of maximal entropy it somehow "loses" track of time due to the absence o...

divine command theory, kalam cosmological argument, origin of the universe,

It Is Not "Special Pleading" to Say God Is Without A Cause

In 2011 Dr William Lane Craig spoke at the Forum of Christian Leaders (FOCL) in Hungary. While they he spoke on the topic, "Five Arguments for Theism" and took questions from the audience to accompany his lecture. In this clip, Dr Craig answers a question conc...

Explaining Hilbert's Hotel

On March 3rd, 2014 Dr William Lane Craig gave a lecture on the Kalam Cosmological Argument at Georgia Tech University. During the Q&A; Dr Craig answers a question concerning Hilbert's Hotel and how it relates to the existence of God.

Kalam and Multiple Cosmic Causes

Hi Dr. Craig, I’ve been reading your book, “The Kalam Cosmological Argument”, and I find the argument as persuasive as always. However, I was wondering how you would respond to the “many causes” response? Is it possible for there...

causation, cosmology, creation ex nihilo, kalam cosmological argument,

What Properties Does the Creator of the Universe Have?

On March 3rd, 2014 Dr William Lane Craig gave a lecture on the Kalam Cosmological Argument at Georgia Tech University. During the Q&A; Dr Craig answers a question concerning how we assign properties to God. What properties does the creator of the universe ...

Reformulating the Causal Premiss of the KCA

Dear Dr. Craig, I'm a huge fan of your work, and I always come to your website for insights on theistic arguments for God's existence. Today I write you with a question on the Kalam cosmological argument, maybe my favorite argument from the ones you p...

arguments for the existence of god, kalam cosmological argument,

Dr. Craig Debates on Why God Can’t Be a Computer

A classic clip of Dr. Craig refuting biologist Dr. Lewis Wolpert and providing some simple teaching on Kalam 101. INTERVIEWER: There is one clip that I wanted to share just from one debate that you had with a British biologist whose name was Dr. Lewis Wolper...

What Are the Cosmological Arguments for God?

Dr. Craig often defends the Kalam cosmological argument, but are there other cosmological arguments for God? The cosmological argument more broadly would simply seek a ground for the existence of the universe, a sufficient reason why something exists rather ...

Is the Notion of an Unembodied Mind Defensible?

On March 3rd, 2014 Dr William Lane Craig gave a lecture on the Kalam Cosmological Argument at Georgia Tech University. During the Q&A; Dr Craig defends the existence of an unembodied mind. He also addresses how a personal entity can exist outside time and ...