Botched Response to The Empty Tomb
(Redated post on 24 October 2011) (This article was written in 2005 or 2006, but sat in my Drafts folder while I was inactive.) Robert M. Price and I are the co-authors of a skeptical anthology on the alleged historicity of the resurrection of Jesus entitled The Empty Tomb: Jesus Beyond the Grave. Steve Hays … Botched Response to The Empty Tomb
Review of Craig-Law Debate on God’s Existence
(Redated post originally published on 24 October 2011) SUMMARY AND ASSESSMENT OF “DOES GOD EXIST?” (2011) WITH WILLIAM LANE CRAIG AND STEPHEN LAW 17 October 2011 Westminster Central Hall Storeys Gate, London SW1H 9NH by Jeffery Jay Lowder CONTENTS About This Summary and Assessment Debate Summary Debate Assessment Other Reviews of the Debate ABOUT THIS SUMMARY … Review of Craig-Law Debate on God’s Existence
Reply to Wintery Knight’s Review of the Craig-Law Debate
(Redated post originally published on 26 October 2011) I recently submitted the following feedback to WinteryKnight’s review of the Craig-Law debate. Wintery Knight — You must have listened to a different debate than the one I did. For example, in summarizing Stephen Law’s first rebuttal, you write: “Craig thinks that you need an objective standard … Reply to Wintery Knight’s Review of the Craig-Law Debate
Do Proponents of the Argument from Evil Try to Have it Both Ways? A Reply to David Wood
(Redated post originally published on 26 October 2011) According to David Wood (see here), atheists who appeal to the argument from evil are logically inconsistent. Why? Wood offers the following explanation: For instance, atheists seem to be arguing (1) that human beings are so good that God shouldn’t allow us to suffer, and (2) that … Do Proponents of the Argument from Evil Try to Have it Both Ways? A Reply to David Wood
Apologist Josh McDowell: Internet the Greatest Threat to Christians
(Redated post originally published on 19 November 2011) This is old news, but cries out for a comment. According to The Christian Post, Josh McDowell has declared the Internet to be the greatest threat to Christians. As the editor of an Internet anthology rebutting McDowell’s book Evidence That Demands a Verdict, I naturally found this … Apologist Josh McDowell: Internet the Greatest Threat to Christians
Norman Geisler on Evangelical Scholarship and Following the Evidence Wherever It Leads
(redated post originally published on 9 November 2011) An Internet search engine quickly led me to Dr. Norman Geisler’s website, where he has posted his side of the story regarding the Michael Licona inerrancy controversy. In one of Geisler’s responses to Licona, he writes: Tenth, Licona claims that to reject a view like his is … Norman Geisler on Evangelical Scholarship and Following the Evidence Wherever It Leads
Here’s One Way to Resist Naturalistic Arguments: Lack Belief that Matter Exists!
A Christian apologist writing under the pseudonym ‘InvestigativeApologetics’ stated the usual objection to atheism, namely, that it’s impossible to prove or give evidence for the non-existence of God. The fact is that atheists who yell that “there is no evidence for God (or Christianity)” are protesting too much, so to speak, and they are, in … Here’s One Way to Resist Naturalistic Arguments: Lack Belief that Matter Exists!
Are Pain and Suffering the Only Evidence for Atheism?
Frank Turek is a Christian apologist, debater, and author or co-author of several books, including I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist (see my rebuttal here). He recently tweeted the following: Truth? https://t.co/MobF1LkyjF #truth #apologetics pic.twitter.com/hb8cfJobtX — Frank Turek (@Frank_Turek) February 11, 2016 Make sure you click on the link that begins with … Are Pain and Suffering the Only Evidence for Atheism?
William Lane Craig on the Prior Probability of Theism and the Fine-Tuning Argument
One objection to fine-tuning arguments for God’s existence goes like this: simply showing that so-called ‘fine-tuning’ is more probable on theism than on atheism isn’t enough to show that God exists. One must also take into account the prior probability of theism. William Lane Craig responds to this objection in a recent Q&A on his … William Lane Craig on the Prior Probability of Theism and the Fine-Tuning Argument
William Lane Craig Admits His Debate Quotations of Anthony Kenny Are Misleading
In his popular debates on God’s existence, William Lane Craig is fond of quoting philosopher of Anthony Kenny regarding the combination of atheism and Big Bang cosmology. Now this tends to be very awkward for the atheist. For as Anthony Kenny of Oxford University urges, “A proponent of the Big Bang theory, at least if … William Lane Craig Admits His Debate Quotations of Anthony Kenny Are Misleading