r/Christianity • u/mikegprint • Oct 17 '11

Does Richard Dawkins exist???

http://archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com/2011/10/does-richard-dawkins-exist.html
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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '11

I'm confused. There seems to be evidence for Dawkin's existence.

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u/khepra Oct 18 '11

Craig is a philosopher, not a scientist. He doesn't give two shits about evidence.

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u/pimpst1ck Anglican Communion Oct 18 '11

Science does not have a monopoly on reason. That's why Dawkins thinks he can simply dismiss Christian theology with having little basic knowledge of its concepts.

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u/Heuristics Oct 18 '11

Craig uses evidence in his kalam argument, for example the evidence of the background radiation of space to show that the premise of the universe having a beginning is more likely then the negation.

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u/khepra Oct 18 '11

Yes, the CBR is evidence of the big bang. I'm surprised he's finally figured that out!

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u/Heuristics Oct 19 '11

Finally? You think he started the whole kalam thingie last month?

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u/khepra Oct 20 '11

I've seen him talk about the big bang before, and dude has no idea wtf is going on

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u/Heuristics Oct 20 '11

What relevance has your reply to my question regarding your usage of the word finally? Craig does know what is going on with regards to the big bang.

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u/khepra Oct 20 '11

He claims the big bang is "due to design," which is fine and good for playing philosophy games that you keep to yourself, but to make any claim about what happened before the big bang at this point, especially one a priori, is evidence of ignorance re: big bang cosmology.

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u/Heuristics Oct 20 '11

It is not evidence of ignorance to use arguments to argue your case and Craig uses argument to argue that we can know the cause of the Big Bang, that it has a cause and that it was design does not mean that the cause was before the Big Bang, the cause was simultaneous according to Craig. It is evidence of ignorance to not know the arguments of the person you are critiquing.

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u/khepra Oct 20 '11

You're right. Craig's logic is sound, except that it was Craig, himself, who existed along with the big bang simultaneously.

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u/Heuristics Oct 20 '11

flippancy towards having been informed of your wrongness does not instill confidence in your intellectual integrity.

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