William Lane Craig vs. Peter Millican Debate Audio

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Christian philosopher William Lane Craig debates atheist Peter Millican on the topic: Does God Exist? The debate was organised by the Philosophy Society at Birmingham University on October 21, 2011 for the Reasonable Faith tour. The Tour was co sponsored by UCCF, Damaris and Premier Christian Radio (audio via their Unbelievable podcast). Want to hear every audio debate by William Lane Craig? Check out the audio debate feed here.

Full Debate MP3 Audio here. (2hr 23min)
Enjoy.

13 comments:

_Nate said...: WOW! This is one of the best debates I've ever heard, both sides were respectful and intelligent. That said it was maybe THE best I've ever heard Dr. Craig! Craig was simply devastating, he was brilliant.; Thursday, October 27, 2011 2:21:00 AM GMT+01:00
Drew said...: One thing I have learned from these debates is that in England at least, hard atheism appears so indefensible that Dr. Craig's opponents are arguing for skepticism or agnosticism.; Thursday, October 27, 2011 3:43:00 AM GMT+01:00
acordofthree said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; Thursday, October 27, 2011 7:12:00 AM GMT+01:00
acordofthree said...: Thanks for the post, Brian.

I am so glad that Dr. Craig ended up with the more astute debaters than someone like Dawkins because it really caused him to step up his game and can't be accused of taking on light weights during his trip to the UK. This debate is Craig as his best and I love it.

I'm so proud to be a Christian.
Thank you, Dr. Craig.; Thursday, October 27, 2011 7:14:00 AM GMT+01:00
Apologist said...: Was anyone else surprised when Millican mentioned the evil god argument? Millican was an improvement over Dr Law but he was no match for Dr Craig.; Thursday, October 27, 2011 11:15:00 AM GMT+01:00
bossmanham said...: Millican was an improvement over Dr Law but he was no match for Dr Craig

While that's true, his arguments were still completely irrelevant. At most his whole spiel about the geographic origin of religions would lead one to doubt how they came to the conclusion that God exists. But that's not the debate. Further, it's demonstrably false that science doesn't face similar geographic origins. The majority of scientific advancement even today is highly centered in westernized cultures. Furthermore, Christianity seems to contradict his claim, as it has spread to multiple types of cultures in completely unwestern and western contexts.

Basically, a lot of fluff that did nothing to even touch Craig's arguments. Typical.

(FYI, I write this having only listened to the opening presentations.); Thursday, October 27, 2011 3:41:00 PM GMT+01:00
Luvin said...: It's amazing the skill of Dr. Criag to address questions of Millican which demonstrates the importance of being prepared not only academically but totally updated. There is an extra element in favor of Professor Craig -The fullness of the Spirit!

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Good Job Brian....!; Thursday, October 27, 2011 7:22:00 PM GMT+01:00
winteryknight said...: Brian Auten, I really really apprecaite the time and effort you put into posting these debates. You are a great Christian and you do amazing work.; Friday, October 28, 2011 1:12:00 AM GMT+01:00
Apologist said...: Professor Millican's rebuttals to Dr Craig’s arguments which he said would be the focus of the debate were atrocious. He didn't even mention the Resurrection till his last rebuttal.; Friday, October 28, 2011 4:50:00 AM GMT+01:00
pgrocky3 said...: Wow. Best opponent for Dr. Craig I've heard in a while and it still wasn't even close. Millican did do a good job in his opening speech. I thought for a minute this may be a close debate. However by round 3 Dr. Craig had shown once again that Christianity stands heads and tails above all other belief systems. Thank God for the ministry of Dr. Craig and for you Brian. Your commitment is so appreciated and you do a great job.; Friday, October 28, 2011 4:10:00 PM GMT+01:00
Haecceitas said...: Reading some of the review comments, I expected a bit more from Millican than what he was able to deliver. But it was still a decent debate. While I wouldn't say that Craig lost the Stephen Law debate, there were nevertheless some moments in that debate during which Craig wasn't quite on his normal high level. But here Craig seemed to be almost flawless throughout the debate.; Friday, October 28, 2011 4:14:00 PM GMT+01:00
The Atheist Missionary said...: Why would you be surprised that Millican mentioned the evil-god challenge? Craig already conceded in his debate with Law that there is no way to discern the attributes of the god he believes in by observations of the earthly world. That is a huge concession.

Here is Millican's paper on the "anti-god": http://www.millican.org/papers/1989DevAdv.pdf; Wednesday, November 2, 2011 1:06:00 PM GMT
bossmanham said...: Craig already conceded in his debate with Law that there is no way to discern the attributes of the god he believes in by observations of the earthly world. That is a huge concession.

No it isn't, because that's never been the position of theists. We know God is good by considering the definition of what God is as the greatest conceivable being.; Wednesday, November 2, 2011 3:07:00 PM GMT