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Craigs syllogism is by far the tighter of the ways to express this notion. As a Christian apologist, W. Lane Craig is astonishing to listen to.

13 posted on 03/16/2009 5:11:21 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)

Craig's in the classic major premise, minor premise and conclusion.

However, the foundation of his argument relies upon another syllogism with the "Big Bang Theory" (a "beginning") as proof there was a beginning.

Nonetheless, "Big Bang Theory" is a strong argument that can only be defeated by denying that there was a "beginning." Given that current evidence (background radiation) strongly supports the "Big Bang Theory," and is not readily explainable through any other theory, Craig's argument stands.

52 posted on 03/16/2009 7:57:19 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)