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Here is professor Dawkins answering the question of why he won't debate well known and respected Christian apologist, Dr. William Lane Craig. Dawkins will debate Bishops, Cardinals or Popes but he won't debate a highly regarded Christian academic scholar? He will debate a Bishop but won't debate Dr. Craig who is a "creationist" What? I need to know what his definition of "creationist" is because I don't see much difference between what a Catholic Bishop for instance believes and what Dr. Craig believes. Maybe he would debate a member of the hierarchy because your average Bishop or Pope while being well versed in Theology and perhaps philosophy, aren't typically seasoned debaters. C'mon professor, you can give a better (more believable) answer than what you gave. Just do the debate and get it over with. Both sides want to see it happen. As a research professor of philosophy, lecturer, and author of over 30 books, I think Dr. Craig is a bit more than just a "professional debater."

I had a little debate a few weeks ago on this topic. There are those who believe that the natural world is all there is and that we should only believe what can be scientifically proven. Can a person with this type of worldview bear the necessary burden of proof to validate their beliefs? Is this a coherent worldview? Here is a debate I found from 1998-99 with Christian philosopher and apologist, Dr. William Lane Craig. I have heard various clips from the debate but not the whole thing.

Here is the debate that took place a few months ago between "new atheist" Christopher Hitchens and protestant apologist Dr. William Lane Craig. From what I have heard, Dr. Craig was the clear winner of this debate. This isn't a big surprise, Dr Craig has been debating and defeating atheists for 20+ years. For a guy who is so arrogant as to write a book titled "God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" and is well known for his anti Christian rants,  I would expect a better performance from Hitchens. In Hitchens case, it's style over substance.

Edit* I listened to the debate and Dr. Craig was the clear winner. It wasn't even close. 

taken from http://catholicaudio.blogspot.com/

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Craig vs. Hitchens Debate - Existence of God

Here's a much-discussed debate between two of my faves -- William Lane Craig (Protestant apologist) and Christopher Hitchens (self-styled "New Athiest"):
 

*Audio hosting courtesy of long-time acquaintence and fellow debate junkie Phil Porvaznik, with a hat tip to denzkyy!