The Death of Daniel Dennett

The Death of Daniel Dennett

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A Megachurch Pastor's Eight Reasons for Leaving the Faith and Where They Go Wrong

A pastor trained at three seminaries and formerly on staff at a Dallas-area megachurch has said he is now an agnostic atheist, citing eight reasons for his deconversion. Dr. William Lane Craig responds to each, from the genetic fallacy and divine hiddenness to the historical Adam ...  Show more

Bestiality Among Adam and Eve’s Immediate Descendants (QoW #1004)

A listener working through Dr. Craig's book In Quest of the Historical Adam raises a pointed question about the model's implications: if Cain's wife came from outside the Adamic line, among the non-human hominins living alongside Adam and Eve, what would that mean for their child ...  Show more

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