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There is now growing public pressure for the prominent [[evolution|evolutionist]] and [[atheism|atheist]] [[Richard 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 an 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> | There is now growing public pressure for the prominent [[evolution|evolutionist]] and [[atheism|atheist]] [[Richard 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 an 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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| + | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlnVe934u38&feature=related Richard Dawkins Refuses to debate William Lane Craig] (YouTube Video) | ||
| + | *[http://www.uncommondescent.com/evolution/william-lane-craig-is-avoided-by-richard-dawkins/ William Lane Craig is avoided by Richard Dawkins] at [[Uncommon Descent]] | ||
| + | *[http://www.reasonablefaith.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5493 Richard Dawkins' argument for atheism in The God Delusion?] by Dr. [[William Lane Craig]] | ||
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William Lane Craig is a renowned Christian scholar, philosopher, and apologist. He currently holds the position of Research Professor of Philosophy at the Talbot School of Theology in La Miranda, California.
Born 23 August 1949, at age sixteen W. L. Craig pledged his life to Jesus Christ, his Lord and Savior. Thus began a career, indeed a calling, dedicated to the Gospel. Craig completed a B. A. at Wheaton College in 1971, and two M. A. degrees at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in 1974 and 1975 (in the philosophy of religion and church history), and a Ph. D. from the University of Birmingham (England) in 1977. Craig also received a D. Theol. from the University of Munich in 1984, where he studied under the famous Wolfhart Pannenberg.
Craig is known for his Christian apologetics, specifically concerning the Resurrection, the existence of God, and theocentric ethics. Craig's case for the existence of God usually involves five central arguments:
- the cosmological argument, which includes Craig's specially-developed Kalam argument
- the argument from fine-tuning
- the moral argument
- the argument from the historicity of the Resurrection
- the argument from personal experience
Craig has won all or nearly all of his debates with atheists and is one of the most impressive debaters currently alive, a fact which even atheists attest to.[1]
William Lane Craig is Reported to Have Called Richard Dawkins a Coward
Christian apologist Dr. Victor Reppert is the author of C. S. Lewis's Dangerous Idea: In Defense of the Argument from Reason.[2] In 2007, Dr. Reppert wrote:
| “ | 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 Craig. A debate with him might look good on his resume, but it wouldn't look good on mine!" Bill[3] |
” |
There is now growing public pressure for the prominent evolutionist and atheist Richard Dawkins to debate the Christian philosopher of science and Christian apologist Dr. William Lane Craig.[4][5] For example, currently there is a petition for Richard Dawkins debate William Lane Craig. [6] YouTube recently featured a video which incorporates an audio excerpt of Craig stating that he would like to debate Dawkins and also features Dr. Craig commenting on Dawkins refusal to debate him.[7]
External Links
- Richard Dawkins Refuses to debate William Lane Craig (YouTube Video)
- William Lane Craig is avoided by Richard Dawkins at Uncommon Descent
- Richard Dawkins' argument for atheism in The God Delusion? by Dr. William Lane Craig
References
- ↑ http://commonsenseatheism.com/?p=392#more-392
- ↑ http://dangerousidea.blogspot.com/2007/01/dawkins-ducks-craig.html
- ↑ http://dangerousidea.blogspot.com/2007/01/dawkins-ducks-craig.html
- ↑ http://manawatu.christian-apologetics.org/sign-the-richard-dawkins-should-debate-william-craig-petition/
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQlB78Hgsj4&feature=channel_page
- ↑ http://manawatu.christian-apologetics.org/sign-the-richard-dawkins-should-debate-william-craig-petition/
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQlB78Hgsj4&feature=channel_page
