William Lane Craig, Christian philosopher and apologist, returns to the channel to defend his use of cosmology in support of the kalam cosmological argument. In particular, we focus on recent critiques of his work from Daniel Linford, Phil Halper, Niayesh Afshordi, and others.

Video of this interview is available on YouTube.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction

00:06 Craig's case for a cosmic beginning

02:55 "We don't have a quantum theory of gravity"

09:24 Has Craig misunderstood probabilities?

15:44 Can you give a parody argument against a beginning?

20:23 Finite past vs. beginning to exist

24:08 The emergence of spacetime

28:05 The Malament-Manchak theorem

35:42 The BGV theorem and its limits

42:08 The generalized second law of thermodynamics

44:26 Sean Carroll's model of an eternal universe

47:58 Why don't all cosmologists agree about a beginning?

50:39 Does your scientific case require your philosophical case?

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#79 Did the Universe Begin? William Lane Craig Cross-Examined