In Refuting William Lane Craig, they made a good point of how in the past before we know what caused things like lightning or wind, we would just simply say it was God, also with horrific events it was the mystery of the way God works. But today we have many scientists working on many different hypotheses to figure out more and more on how everything in existence works, thus leaving God more out of any equation of why things do what they do or why they are here. Wouldn’t God want us to not question
Theories of the Universe beginning Throughout history there has always been discussions and theories as to how the universe came to be. Where did it come from? How did it happen? Was it through God that the universe was made? These philosophies have been discussed and rejected and new theories have been created. I will discuss three theories from our studies, Kalam’s Cosmological Argument, Aquinas’s Design Argument, and Paley’s Design Argument. In this article, I will discuss the arguments and what
their discussion entitled “Does God Exist?” William Lane Craig, who is the supporter of the idea of existence of God, debates with Austin Dacey, who is an atheist, on the idea of existence of God. They provide the strong arguments and their debates are quite interesting, and innovative (not similar to those arguments, we usually read about in book). These are the fresh views on the question of existence and non-existence of God. Dr. William Lane Craig supports the idea of existence of God. He gives
The Quest for the Historical Jesus John Dominic Crossan vs. Dale Allison: Two Different Ways to Look at Mysterious Figure For someone so well known, Jesus is someone the historical world knows little about. Around this religious figure revolves a strange phenomena. Most people could probably tell you something Jesus stood for, or the gist of something he said, just off the top of their head. But someone who has spent years studying Jesus within a historical context, would probably have a hard
God’s existence In 2004 at Perdue University was a debate between Christian theist William Lane Craig and Austin Dacey about the existence of God. Craig stated that the universe has a cause and explained that the cause would never exist if effect would not exist. Craig said if the universe has, an explanation of its existence would be an external transcendent personal cause. Afterwards, Austin makes a point that it makes no sense for God existing since there is no justification towards human suffering
The purpose of this essay is to discuss how dualism describes reality more accurate than materialism, idealism, and transcendental idealism. Even though dualism doesn’t describe reality one hundred percent just like the other theories about the nature of reality, it is the most accurate argument out of the four major theories about the nature of reality and substance. Dualism was a concept that was not originated by Rene Descartes but coined by him. The concept was that our mind is more than just
was revisited by William Lane Craig who developed the Kalam cosmological argument. He reinforced the contention that the universe must have had a creator by firstly proving that the universe if finite. He proves this by explaining that the present would not exist in an actual infinite universe, because successive additions cannot be added to an actual infinite. The present does exist, as a result of a chronological series of past events. The universe must be finite. Craig seeks to prove that
Craig/Kalam’s Cosmological Argument One of the most argued topics throughout human history is whether or not God exists. It is argued frequently because there are several different reasonings and sub arguments in this main argument. People who believe God exists argue how God acts and whether there is one or several. People who do not believe God exists argue how the universe became into existence or if it has just always existed. In this paper, I will describe Craig's argument for
Although it may never be completely resolved, the problem of evil has been considered by Christian theologians, and within the Bible itself, for centuries. Each potential solution, regardless of its content, emphasizes a common point: Just because evil exists does not mean that faith should be abandoned. In fact, evil’s purpose may be to strengthen our faith in God. For example, Peter Kreeft states that “evil is not a thing but a wrong choice”. Because God creates things, but does not directly make
Locke. Contemporary defenders include William Lane Craig, Alvin Plantinga and Richard Swinburne. Aristotle believed the universe existed since eternity and Christian philosopher John Philoponus (490–570 AD) seeked to refute this theory (Cambridge Dictionary of Christian Theology). This led to the the kalam cosmological argument. In A Defense of the Cosmological Argument for the Existence of God, William Lane Craig outlines the kalam cosmological argument. Craig states, the universe had a beginning
In the text “God?: A Debate Between a Christian and an Atheist” Walter Sinnott-Armstrong and William Lane Craig, an atheist and a theist philosopher respectively, debate the existence of God. They present their informed opinions on controversial topics to prove God’s existence, such as arguing the problem of evil, which I will be focusing on. In this paper I will argue that the idea of God is possible, however, given then problem of evil, the idea of a traditional, monotheistic God is not. When I
to avoid living pointless, meaningless lives. Craig calls it the Noble Lie that they live under. Ultimately, McCloskey, were he to win his arguments would have to face the conclusion that there is no point to this universe that we are in, no point to life. Fighting for the self-reliance and the self-respect he finds in this fight gives him some sort of short term purpose to the life that he lives here on earth. Works Cited Craig, William Lane. Reasonable Faith Christian Truth and Apologetics
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the most discussed events in all of history. Some would consider it the most important miracles of all time. For Christians it is the one event that serves as the basis for all of their religious claims. Paul, a prominent leader in the early Church, wrote about the resurrection and how the Christians faith is vain without it (1 Corinthians 15:13). The resurrection proves that Jesus was the Son of God and that his sacrifice was sufficient for the forgiveness
No matter what religious beliefs or lack there of one holds, history is separated by the birth and events that surround one man; and that man is Jesus of Nazareth. If there is one controversial event that surrounds this historical figure, it is his resurrection that is argued the most. In most scholarly circles, it is accepted that Jesus of Nazareth was born around the first century, while living gathered a religious following, and was crucified by the Romans. It is his resurrection, though that
Early elements of the Cosmological Argument were developed by the world renowned philosophers Plato and Aristotle between the years 400 and 200 BC (Boeree). Medieval philosopher Saint Thomas Aquinas expanded upon their ideas in the late 13th Century when he wrote, “The Five Ways.” Since then the Cosmological Argument has become one of the most widely accepted and criticized arguments for the existence of God. My objective in this paper is to explain why the Cosmological Argument is a reasonable
as the teleological argument and cosmological argument. This is demonstrated in the debate between and William Lane Craig and Antony Flew, in 1998. Craig demonstrates the self-contradiction of the infinite possibilities of the past; rather there are finite events and the universe (something) likely came from nothing. As such, it is likely that the cause of the universe exists, and is God. Craig discusses the order and
Is Morality Subjective or Objective? Morality must be objectively derived because (1) the concepts of good and morality exist; (2) cultures differ regarding certain moral actions, thus there is the need to discover which is right but cultures are similar regarding the existence of and need for morality; (3) relativism is not logical and does not work, (4) for moral principles to be legitimate and consistent, they must be derived external to human societies. Otherwise morality is merely one person's
free-will. This free-will can be respected but also abused. It is up to the people to decide what is right and wrong. Some of the decisions that people make create evil or bring about evil. Bibliography Beebe, James R. Logical Problem of Evil. Craig, William Lane. Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics, 3rd Ed., 71-90. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2008. Evans, C. Stephen, and R. Zachary Manis. Philosophy of Religion, Second Edition, 69-77. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2009. McCloskey
One topic in philosophy that has caused questioning and opposing views is the topic of truth. What is truth? What is truth based from? Does truth even exist? Though complicated, truth can be easily defined and understood. First it is important to define what truth actually means, truth defined is, the state of being the case, real things, events and facts. The definition is not, opposite from a lie or what works or what is comprehensive, which is what many people define it as. Now that truth has
unbiased view of atheism and uses emotional tactics to try to sway readers to his side. Evans and Manis provide sound arguments in order to combat McCloskey’s damaging argument which he unsuccessfully proves atheism is better than theism. Works Cited Craig, W. L. (2008). The Absurdity of Life without God. In Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics, 3rd Ed. (pp. 71-90). Wheaton: Crossway Books. Evans, C. S., & Manis, R. Z. (2009). Philosophy of Religion: Thinking About Faith (Second Edition)