What is the Ontological Argument? (William Lane Craig)

http://reasonablefaith.org - Listen as special guest Dr. William Lane Craig explains the Ontological Argument.

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One Minute Apologist Interview with William Lane Craig (playlist):
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Related:

Defending the Ontological argument: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=48F0C019551ADD08

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[EatMAndSml]

And of course your comments are pending approval. Just keep proving to me you're all nothing but cowards.

[drcraigvideos]

@EatMAndSml And of course your previous comment ("That was a load of sh** and you know it.") has no substance or intelligence whatsoever. Is it any wonder why I look over comments? Try to prove to me that there is such a thing as a rational youtube atheist who has the guts to use their brain.

[jselvrom]

This argument it doesn't work Craig. God is possible yes, but being possible doesn't mean it exists. It's possible to hold your breath for 30 minutes under water, but that doesn't mean that anything is alive to prove it right. So only plausible. More agnostic then anything, being unknown but we might know in the future.

[drcraigvideos]

@jselvrom *SIGH* Please learn the ontological argument. Craig is saying God (a maximally great Being) is possible in ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS. There's a difference.

[Bigjon145]

Atheists giving the thumbs down because they don't understand the argument.

[drcraigvideos]

@assasin1870 Well, it actually makes sense if you can use your brain to think. That helps.

[bgiv2010]

@shark15 Unless, you're saying that given ALL actual factors, the probability would be either 1 or 0, but if we had all the factors, then a whole branch of mathematics would be made obsolete.

[sunnyjim98]

DR CRAIG YOU ARE A LEGEND!!!! :D

[5starsoldier]

@jselvrom ROFL!!!!!!!!

[shark15]

I think most of us here would accept the law of excluded middle and concede that God either exists or does not exist. Therefore the true/real/actual probability of his existence is either 100% or 0%. We are ignorant of which probability is the real one, so we assign a probability in between the two. As long as we are unsure of God's existence, we will still maintain the possibility of his existence or non-existence because we are ultimately ignorant of the actual truth of the matter.

[THEEVANTHETOON]

@time2learnnow

"The same can be said for the ontological argument"

Of course not, because unlike a maximally-great being, your car is not a necessary entity.

[THEEVANTHETOON]

@kevdog88superstar

"is there another vid on youtube which talks about the Ontological Argument that would be more easy for me to understand?? "

/watch?v=vGVYXog8NUg

After watching this video, I went from barely understanding the argument to having it become one of my favorites, and I've yet to have an Atheist give a good objection to it.

[THEEVANTHETOON]

@FaithAloneGraceAlone

"they shrivel"

They don't shrivel so much as resort to Ad Hominem attacks and their usual fallacious arguments, such as the argument from evil, one of the 10 ten worst objections to the KCA, "the Ontological argument works with unicorns", and similar junk.

[rhinnawi95]

I'm a huge fan of philosophy and intellectual thinking, and it's people like Dr. William Lane Craig who show that there's nothing illogical or non-intellectual about being a man of faith. It keeps me proud and strong in my faith in Christ, as well. Thanks, Dr. Craig. You're a real hero.