A William Lame Craig, is a turd that won't flush.

(April 25, 2024 at 2:20 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:

(April 25, 2024 at 1:46 pm)Istvan Wrote: Oh no! Now the only living philosopher atheists can name is William Lane Craig!

Did you have to be so snide, or was this a choice on your part?

If you're asking about libertarian free will, I'm actually registered as a Democrat.

(April 25, 2024 at 2:28 pm)Deesse23 Wrote:

(April 25, 2024 at 1:46 pm)Istvan Wrote: Oh no! Now the only living philosopher atheists can name is William Lane Craig!

Who is William Lame Craig?

Calling him a philosopher is a stretch.

(April 25, 2024 at 3:52 pm)polymath257 Wrote:

(April 25, 2024 at 2:28 pm)Deesse23 Wrote: Who is William Lame Craig?

Calling him a philosopher is a stretch.

Why? He’s got a doctorate in philosophy, writes books and papers on philosophy, and is a full professor of philosophy at two different universities.

It’s no stretch at all to call him a philosopher.

Boru

(April 25, 2024 at 4:49 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:

(April 25, 2024 at 3:52 pm)polymath257 Wrote: Calling him a philosopher is a stretch.

Why? He’s got a doctorate in philosophy, writes books and papers on philosophy, and is a full professor of philosophy at two different universities.

It’s no stretch at all to call him a philosopher.

Boru

Yeah, but he's more of an apologist, really?

I could put wheels on my granny's rocking chair, and that wouldn't make her a chariot.

(April 25, 2024 at 6:32 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote:

(April 25, 2024 at 4:49 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Why? He’s got a doctorate in philosophy, writes books and papers on philosophy, and is a full professor of philosophy at two different universities.

It’s no stretch at all to call him a philosopher.

Boru

Yeah, but he's more of an apologist, really?

I could put wheels on my granny's rocking chair, and that wouldn't make her a chariot.

That’s rather the point, innit? Putting wheels on her rocker doesn’t alter the fact that she’s your granny. Craig being an apologist doesn’t stop him or disqualify him from being a philosopher.

Boru

(April 25, 2024 at 3:27 pm)Istvan Wrote:

(April 25, 2024 at 2:20 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Did you have to be so snide, or was this a choice on your part?

If you're asking about libertarian free will, I'm actually registered as a Democrat.

I had thought it was obvious I was asking about your intent. Did you choose to be a dick, or was that something you had to do?

Your party identification is irrelevant to the question.

Istvan is a perfect being. Always appropriate. Never has a lapse in judgement, and is ever without fault. You should be honored Istvan took the time to respond to you. We are all but lowly peasants.

(April 25, 2024 at 7:05 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: That’s rather the point, innit? Putting wheels on her rocker doesn’t alter the fact that she’s your granny. Craig being an apologist doesn’t stop him or disqualify him from being a philosopher.

Boru

But it does show how vacuous the profession can be at times.

(April 25, 2024 at 4:49 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:

(April 25, 2024 at 3:52 pm)polymath257 Wrote: Calling him a philosopher is a stretch.

Why? He’s got a doctorate in philosophy, writes books and papers on philosophy, and is a full professor of philosophy at two different universities.

It’s no stretch at all to call him a philosopher.

Boru

He definitely is. The last guy who checked my washing machine was a technician as well. 1000€ later my washing machine is still broken.
WLC is a bad and specifically dishonest philosopher. He got repeatedly corrected by experts about his statements with regard to cosmology, but keeps his scrip(s) up as if nothing happened.

If you keep making false statements after having been corrected, its fair to call you a liar. WLC is such a person.

I am also wondering why i, a sceptic who happens to be an atheist, am supposed to know WLC or any other philosopher. My epistemology is evidence based, and all the evidence i ever got from a philosopher, any philosopher, is evidence for the fact that he was thinking hard, real hard.