(November 5, 2013 at 1:28 am)DeistPaladin Wrote: 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.
Yeah, but pretty much every apologist has to do that. Still why the fuck does he state that he is a professional philosopher, in what seems like every public engagement?
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
