In his kalam argument for the existence of God, William Lane Craig tries in a number of different ways to prove that the universe began to exist. One involves arguing that it is impossible for there to be an infinite number of things, so there can’t be an infinite number of past events, so the [...]
Category Archives: William Lane Craig
I’m available for debates (and if I debate William Lane Craig on the resurrection, I’ll win)
Posted by Chris Hallquist on November 29, 2010
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I already say this on my works page, but I just want to make sure everyone knows that I’m available to do religion-related debates. Live, podcast, or radio, all are good. While I’m at it, I want to say something that I hopes gets broadcast loud and clear through religion-debating circles: If I debate William [...]
William Lane Craig vs. cute teddy bear girl on morality
Posted by Chris Hallquist on November 17, 2010
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There’s something about Xtranormal videos that makes almost any situation funnier. It occurred to me that this makes them a great vehicle for mocking the rhetoric of religious apologists. I want to emphasize that everything the Craig teddy bear says is based on things Craig actually has said. I relied especially on three books, each [...]
The Outsider Test for Arguments
Posted by Chris Hallquist on October 4, 2010
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When I first read John Loftus’ book, Why I Rejected Christianity (Now Why I Became an Atheist), one of the things that stuck out was the Outsider Test for Faith: “Test your beliefs as if you were an outsider to the faith you are evaluating.” This isn’t a new idea, but I thought John ha [...]
Evangelicals and the death of Antony Flew
Posted by Chris Hallquist on April 20, 2010
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Earlier this month (April 8th, to be exact), Antony Flew died. The best thing I’ve seen on his death is by Keith Parsons: I rank Flew as second only to Bertrand Russell as a writer of pellucid, witty, and penetrating philosophical prose, and Flew’s treatment of the theistic arguments was far deeper and more rigorous [...]