What is the Conclusion of the Kalam Cosmological Argument?
In order to understand an argument, one must FIRST understand what the CONCLUSION of the argument asserts. Since Jeff Lowder and I disagree about what the conclusion of the kalam cosmological argument (hereafter: KCA) asserts, we also disagree about the specific content of KCA. I’m going to present my reasons for believing that the conclusion … What is the Conclusion of the Kalam Cosmological Argument?
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
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
Belated Summary of 2013 London Talk, “What Apologists Don’t Want You to Know about God”
In March 2013, I was honored to have the opportunity to speak to the Central London Humanists Group. The title of my talk was, “What Apologists Don’t Want You to Know about God.” There was no recording of the talk, but I was just made aware that someone in the audience had taken the trouble … Belated Summary of 2013 London Talk, “What Apologists Don’t Want You to Know about God”
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
Some Thoughts on Naturalism and Morality
It is supposed, by some, to be difficult for naturalism to account for moral properties (both axiological properties like goodness and badness and deontic properties like rightness and wrongness). William Lane Craig and Paul Copan, have each argued incessantly that naturalism cannot account for moral properties. Craig has offered the following argument: This argument has … Some Thoughts on Naturalism and Morality
Swinburne’s Argument from Religious Experience – Part 6
I will now try to wrap up this series of posts on Swinburne’s Argument from Religious Experience (AFR). I don’t have any big bold conclusion that I’m driving toward, just a few observations, clarifications, and an objection or two. One thing I have done is to make use of the concepts of dependence and … Swinburne’s Argument from Religious Experience – Part 6
Swinburne’s Argument from Religious Experience – Part 5
Here is a brief plot summary of the movie Harvey: Due to his insistence that he has an invisible six-foot rabbit for a best friend, a whimsical middle-aged man is thought by his family to be insane – but he may be wiser than anyone knows. James Stewart played Elwood P. Dowd, the “whimsical middle-aged man” … Swinburne’s Argument from Religious Experience – Part 5
Swinburne’s Argument from Religious Experience – Part 2
Richard Swinburne’s argument from religious experience (AFR) as given in The Existence of God (2nd ed.- hereafter: EOG) is based on three key epistemological principles: EXPERIENCE …(in the absence of special considerations), if it seems (epistemically) to a subject that x is present (and has some characteristic), then probably x is present (and has that characteristic)… (EOG, p. 303) … Swinburne’s Argument from Religious Experience – Part 2