William Lane Craig: 36 Years of Equivocation – Part 4
Craig’s presentation of KCA in 1979 (in The Existence of God and The Beginning of the Universe) has the following structure: I. The intermediate conclusion (the conclusion of his syllogistic argument) is stated in ambiguous language, ambiguous concerning whether there is AT LEAST ONE thing that caused the existence of the universe or EXACTLY ONE … William Lane Craig: 36 Years of Equivocation – Part 4
William Lane Craig: 36 Years of Equivocation – Part 3
In comments on the previous post in this series, Scott Scheule pointed out that Wiliam Craig admits that KCA does NOT show that there is EXACTLY ONE first cause or creator (emphasis added by me): =================== Craig: Finally, we have objection 4. The argument doesn’t prove that monotheism is true. I concede the point. I’ve … William Lane Craig: 36 Years of Equivocation – Part 3
William Lane Craig: 36 Years of Equivocation – Part 2
One reason why it should be OBVIOUS that Craig’s Kalam Cosmological Argument (hereafter: KCA) involves the fallacy of equivocation, is that Aquinas commits a very similar fallacy of equivocation in his cosmological arguments for God. Every (or almost every) introduction to philosophy of religion course includes at least a brief examination of Aquinas’s Five Ways … William Lane Craig: 36 Years of Equivocation – Part 2
William Lane Craig: 36 Years of Equivocation
William Lane Craig’s Kalam Cosmological Argument (hereafer: KCA) has been kicked around for several decades now, so it is very unlikely that I will come up with some new devastating objection that nobody has previously thought of (and published). I purchased my copy of The Existence of God and the Beginning of the Universe (Here’s … William Lane Craig: 36 Years of Equivocation
The Slaughter of the Canaanites – Part 10
Clay Jones argues that Jehovah commanded the Israelites to slaughter the Canaanites (men, women, and children), but that this command and the obedience of the Israelites to the command was morally justified because the Canaanites deserved the death penalty for various serious crimes or sins which were violations of the laws of Jehovah (see his … The Slaughter of the Canaanites – Part 10
The Demographics of Evidence About God: A Novel Argument Against Theism
Christian apologist Tom Gilson attempts to turn the tables on proponents of the argument from nonresistant nonbelief (aka the argument from divine hiddenness). According to Gilson, the fact of divine hiddenness is evidence for God’s existence. Before I quote Gilson’s argument from divine hiddenness to Christian theism, I first need to provide some context. 1. … The Demographics of Evidence About God: A Novel Argument Against Theism
The Slaughter of the Canaanites – Part 9
Clay Jones argues that Jehovah commanded the Israelites to slaughter the Canaanites (men, women, and children), but that this command and the obedience of the Israelites to the command was morally justified because the Canaanites deserved the death penalty for various serious crimes or sins which were violations of the laws of Jehovah (see his … The Slaughter of the Canaanites – Part 9
The Slaughter of the Canaanites – Summary of Objections
Clay Jones argues that Jehovah commanded the Israelites to slaughter the Canaanites (men, women, and children), but that this command and the obedience of the Israelites to the command was morally justified because the Canaanites deserved the death penalty for various serious crimes or sins which were violations of the laws of Jehovah (see his article “Killing the Canaanites”). … The Slaughter of the Canaanites – Summary of Objections
The Slaughter of the Canaanites – Part 8
Clay Jones argues that Jehovah commanded the Israelites to slaughter the Canaanites (men, women, and children), but that this command and the obedience of the Israelites to the command was morally justified because the Canaanites deserved the death penalty for various serious crimes or sins which were violations of the laws of Jehovah (see his article “Killing the Canaanites”). … The Slaughter of the Canaanites – Part 8
Press Release: Has Evangelist Ravi Zacharias Misrepresented His Academic Credentials?
The following is a guest post by attorney Steve Baughman aka “Friendly Banjo Atheist,” who asked me to post it on his behalf. On a related note, Internet Infidels, Inc. has published rebuttals or critiques of Zacharias in the past. See “An Emotional Tirade Against Atheism” by Jeffery Jay Lowder and “That Colossal Wreck” by Doug … Press Release: Has Evangelist Ravi Zacharias Misrepresented His Academic Credentials?