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by Dr. William Dembski
William Lane Craig is not only one of the world’s leading Christian apologists but he has actually made outstanding original contributions to philosophy. Yes, Craig publishes popular-level books. Unlike Dawkins, however, who in 20-years plus has been purely a popularizer (of Darwinian evolution, materialist science, and atheism), Craig continues to publish at the highest levels of the academy addressing scholars of the highest caliber (and gaining their respect). Dawkins, by contrast, increasingly appeals to the lowest common denominator. It’s in this light that Dawkins glib dismissal of Craig should be viewed.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Why Richard Dawkins Won’t Debate William Lane Craig
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If you read Dawkins' "The God Delusion" you would understand why Dawkins would avoid someone of Dr. Craig's calibre.
ReplyDeleteIn his book, Dawkins finds the weakest arguments for the existence of a Supreme Being (or Creator) and while pretending that they are the strongest arguments, defeats them with his own counter-arguments. He would be at a loss if confronted with genuine apologetics.
I read the Dawkins book because I wanted to know how/why a belief in 'natural selection' could satisfy a person's ontological questions. Dawkins did not answer that for me. He instead came up with a theory of natural selection and mythical 'crane events' that to my thinking takes more faith to believe in than it does to believe in a Creator God.