I say it's Special Pleading.
He makes various "philosophical" arguments for his Christian god, all of which could just as easily be applied to any other god or any other religion. In fact, special pleading really is the sine qua non of faith. After all, faith is belief without evidence and against all evidence. Yet, Craig wouldn't accept the existence of Shiva or Allah on the same basis.
The bare assertion fallacy is one I often see him hitting. "Without God, and by 'God', I of course mean Jesus, there can be no objective morals. But since objective morals exist..." Back up the truck, Hoss, you haven't provided any evidence for either assertion.
He makes various "philosophical" arguments for his Christian god, all of which could just as easily be applied to any other god or any other religion. In fact, special pleading really is the sine qua non of faith. After all, faith is belief without evidence and against all evidence. Yet, Craig wouldn't accept the existence of Shiva or Allah on the same basis.
The bare assertion fallacy is one I often see him hitting. "Without God, and by 'God', I of course mean Jesus, there can be no objective morals. But since objective morals exist..." Back up the truck, Hoss, you haven't provided any evidence for either assertion.
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
