Theism - Perfectly Rational



In the debate between Craig vs Kappel on the topic "Does God Exist" the question  "Why should we believe atheism is true?" comes up.

Kappel is unable to explain why anyone should believe in atheism while Craig provides 6 reasons right off the bat while theism is true.

In a debate held April 18, 2012 in Copenhagen, Christian apologist and philosopher William Lane Craig debated atheist philosopher Klemens Kappel on the topic: "Does God Exist?" I couldn't resist posting this clip for a number of reasons, namely:

A. Dr. Craig concludes Theism or "the God hypothesis" as he put it earlier - is "perfectly rational to hold to" - which is of course the theme of this site.

B. Dr. Craig Lists the explanatory power of Theism over atheism, Theism can explain things such as:

1. The existence of Moral Values
2. The existence of Consciousness
3. The Origin of the universe
4. Why something exists rather than nothing
5. The Fine Tuning of the Universe
6. The historical facts about Jesus of Nazareth

C. In challenging Dr. Kappel to prove atheism is true, Dr. Craig points out a number of ways one can logically or rationally establish an argument, namely by:

1. Philosophical Arguments
2. Inference to the best explanation
3. Testimonial Evidence

Notice two things:

1) Kappel is unable to use any of these methods to prove the hypothesis atheism is true (indeed he claims both theism and atheism are unprovable - which Gives Dr. Craig an opportunity to show the explanatory power of Christianity as listed above.)

2) You'll note I've had occasion to discuss item number 2 in a couple of posts¹ since a number of those who claim Christians argue "illogically" seem to be unaware of this concept. Here is yet another confirmation that this is a standard logical concept accepted by atheists and theists alike.
 

Now without further ado, the video:

 

Duane Caldwell | posted 4-30-2014