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In the estimation of some atheists, Craig has won all or nearly all of his debates with atheists and is one of the most impressive debaters currently alive.<ref>http://commonsenseatheism.com/?p=392#more-392</ref>
In the estimation of some atheists, Craig has won all or nearly all of his debates with atheists and is one of the most impressive debaters currently alive.<ref>http://commonsenseatheism.com/?p=392#more-392</ref>
==William Lane Craig is Reported to Have Called Richard Dawkins a Coward ==
[[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] Dr. Victor Reppert is the author of ''[[C. S. Lewis]]'s Dangerous Idea: In Defense of the Argument from Reason''.<ref>http://dangerousidea.blogspot.com/2007/01/dawkins-ducks-craig.html</ref> In 2007, Dr. Reppert wrote:
{{cquote|[[William Lane Craig|Bill Craig]] sent me a newsletter in which he will be debating twice in the UK on "Is God a Delusion" but will not be debating Dawkins himself. Now that would be the debate to see! Having seen this, I wrote him saying "Oh drat! no debate with Dawkins!" He responded:
The coward! He said, "I've never heard of [[William Lane Craig|William
Craig]]. A debate with him might look good on his
resume, but it wouldn't look good on mine!"
Bill<ref>http://dangerousidea.blogspot.com/2007/01/dawkins-ducks-craig.html</ref>}}
There is now growing public pressure for Dawkins to debate the Christian [[philosophy|philosopher]] of science and Christian apologist Dr. [[William Lane Craig]].<ref>http://manawatu.christian-apologetics.org/sign-the-richard-dawkins-should-debate-william-craig-petition/</ref><ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQlB78Hgsj4&feature=channel_page</ref> For example, currently there is a petition for Richard Dawkins debate William Lane Craig. <ref>http://manawatu.christian-apologetics.org/sign-the-richard-dawkins-should-debate-william-craig-petition/</ref> [[YouTube]] recently featured a video which incorporates a audio excerpt of Craig stating that he would like to debate Dawkins and also features Dr. Craig commenting on Dawkins refusal to debate him.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQlB78Hgsj4&feature=channel_page</ref>
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