A debate between renowned Christian apologist and philosopher William Lane Craig and prominent humanist philosopher Paul Kurtz at Franklin & Marshall College discussing whether God is necessary for...
A debate between renowned Christian apologist and philosopher William Lane Craig and prominent humanist philosopher Paul Kurtz at Franklin & Marshall College discussing whether God is necessary for a sound foundation for morality.
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In the last video, Kurtz looked pretty nervous. He started attacking Craig's religious beliefs with lame old arguments which clearly showed that he wasn't comfortable with his position. Craig basically had destroyed all of his arguments and it showed.
@Lightmane321 IMO, Craig changed the focus of the original topic "Goodness without God is Good Enough" to a philosophical question of the objective basis for moral decisions. This was a clever tactic that threw Kurtz offguard, who essentially argued for a practical morality, relative only to the standards of evolved civilization.
@meangreen4321 Even if Craig did that, I still think he's right. The title of the debate is refuted by Craig and only addressed within the framework of our lifetime, according to Kurtz, which is fine, but as Craig points out, it's ultimately meaningless how 'good' we were while we lived, (if there is no God). Temporary meaning, purpose etc... In other words... subjective morality & ethics, which is fine, if God doesn't exist, but it's still ultimately meaningless
You are physically animated, yet mentally dead. I see you awake but you are not really there. You walk around in a hollow shell. Living a life of mental stagnation.
Seeking the comfort of reassuring lies. Your shallow mind, in a church of fools. Living a life of willing ignorance. Never thinking, forever dim. Nothing's more pathetic than a brainless drone.
Vicious cycles of lies to cover lies. Just another robot in factory of falsehoods. A hollow puppet controlled by strings.
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IMO, Craig changed the focus of the original topic "Goodness without God is Good Enough" to a philosophical question of the objective basis for moral decisions. This was a clever tactic that threw Kurtz offguard, who essentially argued for a practical morality, relative only to the standards of evolved civilization.
Temporary meaning, purpose etc...
In other words... subjective morality & ethics, which is fine, if God doesn't exist, but it's still ultimately meaningless
I see you awake but you are not really there.
You walk around in a hollow shell.
Living a life of mental stagnation.
Seeking the comfort of reassuring lies.
Your shallow mind, in a church of fools.
Living a life of willing ignorance.
Never thinking, forever dim.
Nothing's more pathetic than a brainless drone.
Vicious cycles of lies to cover lies.
Just another robot in factory of falsehoods.
A hollow puppet controlled by strings.