Foreknowledge - How Could God Know The Future (Part 1 of 2) (William Lane Craig)

Robert Lawrence Kuhn (host of PBS' "Closer to Truth") interviews William Lane Craig about God's foreknowledge. Questions explored: What are the 4 views of God's foreknowledge? Is everything in the future settled in God's mind? Who is John Calvin? Who is St. Augustine? What is the preordination view of God's knowledge of the future? What is open theism? What is the simple foreknowledge view? What is backward causation? What is middle knowledge?

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[baxteru]

@Gnomefro Yes he says God is... but is in the context of explaining his philosophical theory.

[Gnomefro]

@baxteru "Can you pinpoint the minute and second in this clips where he says "god is.." and assumes it as fact?"

4:18 is one place. Anyway, Craig has stated that he knows that God exists to the point where no rational argument could convince him otherwise. One can only assume that this must mean that he means something specific about "God", and the claim at 4:18 is consistent with the major arguments he is defending. Such as Kalam.

[baxteru]

@scotttebben If you don't take time to debate why do you comment? Just to offend and call people names?

[scotttebben]

@baxteru

I realize you're a Christian and thus my comments are beyond your comprehension. To my dismay, I am ill equipped to communicate with a delusional dullard of your stature. A proper education along with reason and investigation is the death nail to superstition and ignorance. I suggest you give it a try.

[baxteru]

@scotttebben (1) You didn't answered the question.You are being presumptuous. (2) Can you pinpoint the minute and second in this clips where he says "god is.." and assumes it as fact? I actually hear "I think..., I would...".

[scotttebben]

@baxteru

(1) Do you not comprehend what a deist position is? You are thick. (2) Any statement that begins "god is . ." assumes as fact the existence of a god and that the speaker has special knowledge of god's qualities. Craig delivers his rhetorical make believe with such certainty and assurance that many ignorant people predisposed to excepting assertions on faith are taken in.

[baxteru]

@scotttebben I don't really see why you say he spins the discourse to a deist position. Can you explain that to me? And what are the assumed assertions?

[scotttebben]

@baxteru I would define anyone who resorts to spin and assumed assertions into a debate to be intellectually bankrupt and thus a pseudo intellectual. Scientific fact based truths and rational thinking trump assertions and superstition. Only uneducated simpletons would find Craig's arguments cogent.

[baxteru]

@scotttebben I would be interested how you define an intellectual and a pseudo intellectual. In my opinion he is very much an intellectual. But unfortunately human intellect is overestimated (Isaiah 55:7-9).

[scotttebben]

William Lane Craig is a pseudo intellectual who must defend his imaginary god and intellectually bankrupt Christian dogma at all costs. Lying to gullible people is his lively hood. He has a great deal of money and time invested in his fairytale career. He dances around his theist dogma to spin the discourse to a philosophical deist position where he can amaze the doltish with his imagination dressed as knowledge. He is with out question an unscrupulous charlatan.