Have things always existed?
Is it an illusion when things come into being?
(part 6 of 10) Apparently, some atheists think so. In this series of videos, Dr. William Lane Craig dismantles and defuses 10 supposed objections of the Kalam Cosmological Argument, which posits GOD as the Personal First Cause of the universe.
He refers to these as the "10 Worst Objections to the Kalam Cosmological Argument", and proceeds to make short work out of all of them. This is a great video series for you to get your mind around so that you will be able to answer these hollow objections for what they are - uninformed opinions.
Have an Intelligent Faith! (1 Pet 3:15)
- Pastor J.
I am going to have some fun with Dr. Craig. Chair-wise, table-wise, people-wise and universe-wise do not exist as actual English words. Unless, of course, one clicks his heels and says them three times - rapidly. In fact, Dr. Craig did this with "universe-wise," so, in turn, it now does exist.
ReplyDeleteShould you encounter Dr. Craig wearing heels, you will know he has come to get down and dirty with the other three. I love you, Dr. Craig, but not in heels, so please discard these words.
Just a warning to all of you who should know that it is not wise to use wise words. Lol.
Russ, those words aren't used in everyday discourse, but make no mistake that they are actual English words. They are terms of art commonly used in contemporary mereology. Mereology is the branch of metaphysics that deals with part-whole relations. Any contemporary metaphysicians will be well-acquainted with what Dr. Craig is talking about. I should add, and it should be obvious from context, that Craig doesn't actually think mereological nihilism (the view he described here) is true.
DeleteOh, Tel, I see that you are not a member. My apology. And I suppose I should have written "philosophical community." I have no training in philosophy, so I appreciate listening to Dr Craig when I can. I also like to listen to Dr. Ravi Zacharias, and have noticed that he blends in more references to Scripture than Dr. Craig, in his general lectures. I often think of Ravi as a poetic philosopher. Anyway, I appreciate your input and now wonder why you are not a contributing member. It appears that you have some good insight to offer.
DeleteHi Russ, No problem. And I agree with you over a concern of what happens when Dr. Craig is gone. I'm not concerned about having sharp Christian minds that remain; we'll have lots of those. I just wonder who will be able to engage with the ideas in the public way that he does. Thanks for your invitation to contribute. I love to discuss. Unfortunately, I have other things I'm committed to (online, too), and probably can't visit much for the foreseeable future.
DeleteHow funny. Of course, "wise" words exist, but as you mentioned, not commonly expanded to everyday conversation. I happen to be a journalist and such usage makes me cringe a bit. If they are common in the scientific community of scholars, I stand corrected. BTW, glad to see you here, I thought I was never going to get any company. It would be nice to read more input from fellow members.
ReplyDeletePlease don't misunderstand my opinion of Dr. Craig. My great fear is that we will have no one to replace him.