William Lane Craig has done a fairly detailed write-up on his debate with Stephen Law, to which Law has responded. It’s excellent, particularly because Law points out how Craig repeatedly misrepresents his views. I’m tempted to quote huge chunks of Law explaining why, but really, just go read the whole thing. One question I’d like [...]
Category Archives: William Lane Craig
What to do about odious, but popular, religious beliefs?
Posted by Chris Hallquist on November 4, 2011
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Evangelical blogger Randal Rauser has written not one, not two, but three blog posts calling Richard Dawkins cowardly and immoral for refusing to debate William Lane Craig. Rauser’s “If Dawkins believes what he says about Craig…” premise, almost like he’s trying to give atheists advice, reminds me of Greta Christina’s “Letter to Concerned Believers,” but [...]
Sometimes, Craig is just dumb
Posted by Chris Hallquist on October 28, 2011
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Most of the time, William Lane Craig strikes me as a fairly smart man. He avoids saying anything obviously false, and mostly seems aware of the arguments that can be given in favor of views that aren’t Evangelical Christianity. But then he says something like this: In a bibliographical survey of over 2,200 publications on [...]
Dawkins: I won’t debate an apologist for genocide
Posted by Chris Hallquist on October 20, 2011
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Recently, I’ve been posting blog comments saying that atheists shouldn’t debate William Lane Craig, given his track record of dishonesty, especially his track record of misrepresenting his opponents’ views. Now, Richard Dawkins has written a blog post on why he won’t debate Craig giving another reason: Craig is an apologist for genocide. (HT: PZ) This [...]
Arguments for the existence of God are dead
Posted by Chris Hallquist on October 16, 2011
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There’s a thread going on at The Secular Outpost that started with JJ Lowder defending William Lane Craig against charges of incompetence and dishonesty. I comment as soon as I saw the post, in part because I think Craig’s dishonesty needs to be more widely recognized, but also because I’m genuinely curious as to what [...]