On October 17th 2011 two philosophical heavy weights squared off against one another in a debate till the bitter end over the question “Does God exist?” In one corner stands William Lane Craig the lead debater in all Christendom. In the other corner, the amiable Stephen Law, a first rate philosopher in his own right. And […]
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The debating strategy of John Loftus
This week John published what he described as part of his introduction to the book he’s co-writing with me. That came as news to me. He starts the article like this: Dr. Rauser has by-passed what I consider the proper protocol. He has unfairly placed himself in the so-called final championship game by jumping in […]
Dawkins vs. Craig in book form
As you know, I’ve had my “issues” with Steve Hays at Triablogue. But if the guy has a good idea then I’ll happily give credit where credit is due. And this is a really good idea. Steve observed that Dawkins has repeatedly refused to debate William Lane Craig. Although Dawkins says it is merely because […]
While we’re on the topic of abortion, here’s a great debate (and the prochoice guy wins!)
Abortion is, as we all know, one of the most heated of all moral debates. That is one of the reasons I think so highly of this debate between Peter Kreeft and David Boonin of the University of Boulder. It is all about careful moral reasoning rather than heightened moral rhetoric. (Not to say that […]
Atheism in Dallas
In March 2009 I attended the Christian Book Expo in Dallas in promotion of my then new book Finding God in the Shack (Biblica, 2009). While I had a successful seminar and book signing, the event was, on the whole, a disaster. The CBE had about ten percent of the number of visitors they were […]
How to fixate on a tennis ball
Silver Bullet asked: “Randal, Let me pose a scenario to you: The Christian god apparently once commanded that someone be stoned to death for picking up sticks on a Saturday. Was this objectively moral? If so, how?” AcesLucky has since fixated upon this question like a border collie fixated upon a sheep (or, in suburbia, […]
Why Richard Dawkins can’t be the world’s leading atheist
Richard Dawkins is widely touted as the world’s leading atheist. Maybe he is, maybe he isn’t. I suppose there’s no easy way to settle the matter. (Counting numbers of books sold or google hits seems a bit arbitrary, no?) But then again, maybe there is a way to settle the matter… William Lane Craig is […]
