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Does God Exist? Christopher Hitchens v William Lane Craig

April 4th, 2009 13 Comments

A live blog debate will be held between atheist journalist Christopher Hitchens author of the best-selling God is Not Great and Christian Philosopher and Theologian Dr William Lane Craig author of too many things to list here. They will debate the topic: Does God Exist? Catch the live blog debate here on Sunday 5 April […]

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More on God, Negatives and the Burden of Proof: Some responses to Mark V

July 13th, 2008 6 Comments

In my last post I took a swipe at certain popular dismissals of theism on the grounds that “God’s existence can’t be proved.” Mark V offered a measured and thoughtful response in the comments section. We enjoy feedback from our readers and I have always enjoyed his, particularly those on the Euthyphro dilemma and I […]

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On Negatives and the Burden of Proof

July 3rd, 2008 4 Comments

One common reason I hear for atheism is the claim that there is no proof that God exists. Several questions can be asked about this objection. What exactly does the objector mean by proof? If all things need to be proved to be sensibly believed then what is the proof that all things require proof? […]

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William Lane Craig, Raymond Bradley and the Problem of Hell. Part Two.

June 23rd, 2008 13 Comments

In a previous post I mentioned Professor Raymond Bradley’s (Bradley) contention that, [3] The bible teaches that God will torture people endlessly for their beliefs. In his article he cites several scriptural passages in support of this contention. I think his exegesis is problematic; I cannot go into huge detail in a blog post but […]

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Is God a Delusion? The Auckland Craig v Cooke Debate Online

June 21st, 2008 10 Comments

Dr William Lane Craig and Dr Bill Cooke debated the moot “Is God a Delusion?” at Auckland University on 17 June 2008. The debate was chaired by Professor John Bishop and was organised by New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists and Tertiary Students Christian Fellowship with MandM. High quality DVD copies of the debate […]

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William Lane Craig, Raymond Bradley and the Problem of Hell Part One

June 21st, 2008 5 Comments

During the Q & A at the recent Auckland Cooke – Craig debate, Professor Raymond Bradley (Bradley), Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Auckland University, offered an argument, which he has laid out in more detail in his article A Moral Argument for Atheism, as follows: Christians accept that: [1] Any act that God commits, causes, […]

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Just in – the Palmy Debate

June 20th, 2008 1 Comment

I have an initial report from the Palmerston North Bill Craig v Bill Cooke debate held last night: There was a massive turnout of 1399 exactly in attendance. The word is that Cooke stepped it up and performed better than in Auckland but that Craig still won. Feedback from those in attendance was that it […]

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