Christian Apologetics: Who Needs It? - William Lane Craig

[H0tkebab]

WLC is the modern day C.S Lewis.

[trickjacko]

Come to Mexico again please.

[bladudemovies]

Thank you for your time if you are able to respond to my question that was just posted. I was just wondering if you could perhaps better explain what you men by your theory so I as well as others could understand your mindset. Thank you again fr your time and i would appreciate if you could please respond.-Robert

[lourak]

I am an admirer of Craig - but I don't think he is successful here in reconciling the notion of the self-sufficiency of direct experience, with the utility of reasoning as an aid to religious commitment. He claims that one can experience doubt in his faith. How then is the faith experience decisive in terms of ones religious commitment?

[drcraigvideos]

@lourak Huh? Dr. Craig is completely right about having a properly basic belief in God via the witness of the Holy Spirit. If you have doubts that doesn't mean you didn't have a viridal experience.

[lourak]

@drcraigvideos Thanks for responding! Well - if you read my comment carefully, you will see that I am not making a claim as to the impossibility of genuine religious experience, in the absence of a sound philosophical basis for ones faith. I think, however, that Craig has not properly made the case here. Briefly, to follow up on your comment - what would you say is the nature of this doubt, if it does not bring into question the very basis of ones faith?

[drcraigvideos]

@lourak You said, "He claims that one can experience doubt in his faith. How then is the faith experience decisive in terms of ones religious commitment?" And I've spoken of Craig's view on the properly basic belief in God. Then you said I misunderstood you. Look, Craig was speaking on PPB in God via the Holy Spirit what more do you want? The fact that you called it "self-sufficiency" tells me you don't understand what he's talking about.

[Halfturretslicer]

@lourak This is a very interesting thought, lourak. I think you might be right. If a person needs to use reasoning in order to keep his/her faith intact then that does seem to alter the basis of the person's faith, doesn't it? It's like your basis of faith is in reasoning, not in the witness of the Holy Spirit... I'm afraid I fall into this category. :( It would be the dream of a lifetime to talk to Craig personally regarding these matters...

[lourak]

@Halfturretslicer Indeed - I'm sure Craig could fill in some of the gaps in his reasoning here. I am only asking for some kind of explication on the NATURE of doubt, in a philosophical model that claims it is not decisive to the faith experience.

[Sporedification]

@drcraigvideos

I'm a fan of William Lane Craig :D

[berettaNZ]

46:30 - not a good promo shot ;)

[MrHav1k]

I wish I could explain God and Christ as well as Dr. Craig.

[ShaneyCunn84]

Craig's a legend and warrior of God, hope he comes to Ireland some day..

[fansofbands]

I love all the small minded atheists on YouTube that say William Lane Craig is dumb. I would love to see them go up against him and watch them get their butts handed to. But wait, they wouldnt be able to go up against him because most of the atheists here on YouTube sit around in their basement with nothing but an associates degree.

[ninetailschris]

@fansofbands

lol.

God Bless you and all people!

[THEEVANTHETOON]

@fansofbands

"sit around in their basement with nothing but an associates degree"

I'd like to guess that most angry Youtube Atheists are either teenagers or people that have never had to participate in rational discussion in their life, judging by the quality of such conversations (I'm a freshman in high school, and I have little trouble responding to these objections that they probably copy and paste off of their fellow, uninformed, internet-Atheist bloggers).

[fansofbands]

@THEEVANTHETOON lol i completely agree i was being a little more modest by giving them an associates degree. i'm a junior in high school. when i was a freshman i began to question my faith but after 2 years of searching i ran over william lane craig this passed summer and as far as i can see he has spanked each atheist in debates.and ever since then ive been able to respond to these atheists too.

[h0lystrike]

@THEEVANTHETOON You're right; I was one once. Then I got saved =)

[yistackness]

@fansofbands Agreed. I'm yet to see an atheist who Craig hasn't beaten like a rented mule within debates.

[ApologeticsArsenal]

Good word. Thank you for uploading this.

[Agathonsglory]

watch?v=_Rg7HBmGQx0&feature=re­lated I think this fool, needs to be refuted. He falsely attacks Craig's arguments.

[wsv1975]

what a blessing that i stumbled onto Dr. Craig and his work.

[4hq]

love the series where he's talking to christians...

thank you..

[Maximus5798]

William Lane Craig is so first comment on your page omg.

[girtkaz]

so true ar 23:00 and following.