RE: What do you think of William Lane Craig?
January 24, 2016 at 10:14 am
(This post was last modified: January 24, 2016 at 10:15 am by athrock.)
I've watched most, if not all, of his debates, and read many of his papers and books. I doubt many (any?) here can say that.
He's far better than most here want to give him credit for, and I suspect the vitriol directed at him is the direct result of their unspoken recognition of his knowledge and skill as a Christian apologist.
Face it, if he weren't so damned good at what he does, none of the people hurling insults at him in this thread would have even heard of him. Clearly, Krauss, Hitchens and others considered him a worthy adversary...or they never would have taken the stage with him. A bit of respect, however begrudgingly given, is due.
And make no mistake, Craig and others like him are actively arming a generation of believers with the arguments and answers needed for battle. So, while the clarion calls of Dawkins, Dennett, Harris and Hitchens may have stirred their followers to arms, they were also heard by other watchmen on the walls who have sounded their own alarms. A sleeping giant has been roused from slumber.
The tide is beginning to turn.
He's far better than most here want to give him credit for, and I suspect the vitriol directed at him is the direct result of their unspoken recognition of his knowledge and skill as a Christian apologist.
Face it, if he weren't so damned good at what he does, none of the people hurling insults at him in this thread would have even heard of him. Clearly, Krauss, Hitchens and others considered him a worthy adversary...or they never would have taken the stage with him. A bit of respect, however begrudgingly given, is due.
And make no mistake, Craig and others like him are actively arming a generation of believers with the arguments and answers needed for battle. So, while the clarion calls of Dawkins, Dennett, Harris and Hitchens may have stirred their followers to arms, they were also heard by other watchmen on the walls who have sounded their own alarms. A sleeping giant has been roused from slumber.
The tide is beginning to turn.
