I'm currently reading "Reasonable Faith" book and so far it has been fantastic in presenting apologetics for a beginner and a seeker, plus it's written in a enjoyable prose. Thank you Dr. Craig.
It is a great book. If you want to grow further in Apologetics check out some of RC Sproul's books. Dr. Craig also has an awesome website, with a Bible defenders class. Have a look. Blessings to you.
When Christianity dominates people of other faiths have liberty. But if any other religion dominates, then people of the faiths other than the dominating religion loose their liberty.
And you only need to look at the islamic world, to see how Christians are treated. And I'm not talking from the comfort of my armchair in the West, I was born in the Middle East (an Assyrian Christian in Baghdad), so I know what I'm saying, first hand.
@@Islam_Enjoyer Even if Christianity is false, Christian beliefs tend over the long run toward open, free societies capable of development, evolution, creativity, and science. Even if Islam is false, Islamic beliefs lead to authoritarianism, totalitarianism, stagnation, backwardness.
I think it’s so very important for Christians to remember that our God is the lover of our souls, He wants the best for us and for us to be the best possible version of ourselves. God’s laws are not some arbitrary rules, they are the natural order of life and in Jesus we see what we were always meant to be if not for the separation from God that sin causes. We have a Father that rejoices when His lost sons and daughters come back home to Him.
It would have been good for you to include the Shermer response to Ayaan's essay in the description. I did love the exposure you provided to Shermer's sophistry and, if I dare, duplicity. The video title is, "Ayaan Hirsi Ali Converted to Christianity" Another point in that video to highlight would be at ~11;30 "I'll simply note that both sides have strong arguments." I hope that if Ayaan sees that video (and I'm confident she did - Michael indicates that they'd been in communication), she'd wonder to herself, if Shermer thinks that there are strong arguments in favor of theism, why has he never let on until now. And why has he offered such piffle in favor of atheism if, in fact, there are good reasons for it? One of the main arguments he offered (at the Oxford Union, no less) was that he is just an atheist regarding one more god than the theist. I want to scream *"Seriously!"* Or there is his retelling of Sagan's "Invisible Dragon," which is a ripoff of Antony Flew's "Invisible Gardener," except that Sagan's version is just that much more propagandistic. So Shermer wants to (and supposedly has a forth-coming book) offer the *"strong"* arguments for atheism. I question his ability to arbitrate the topic.
This is great. I am going to sound very ADD but I just realized something...me and Dr. Craig have the same mic! I've had my Rode NT for around 4 years and it still presents fantastic sound quality!
A comment to Ayaan Hirsi Ali's conversation with Richard Dawkins [ cf. ua-cam.com/video/Q-rKCdvpiV4/v-deo.html ]: "There is no evidence that any religion is true" Dawkins says, and I agree - including his own. As a Christian, I can easily deal with Dawkins' atheism, but as a mathematician I cannot accept his stunning lack of logic. What is a “religion” but a metaphysical worldview based on dogma and shared with others? And doesn't Dawkins share with his community a worldview based on a dogmatic claim to empirical evidence (rather than simply reason, which is the real basis of science by not ignoring the fact that there is a lot of "non-empirical" reality, such as dealt with in mathematics, e.g.)? This is obviously a very dogmatic stance, because where the hell is the “evidence“ that all existence is empirically evident ? It is Dawkins' faith, he believes in it without evidence. On the contrary, It is astonishingly illogical, especially for an evolutionary biologist. For obviously there is a reality beyond the horizon of Homo sapiens, just as there is beyond the horizon of Pan troglodytes. This is what is called “transcendence” - something Dawkins is apparently blind to, even though it lies in the very logic of evolution. The French philosopher and Nobel Prize winner Henri Bergson understood evolution much better than Dawkins. In his main work "Creative Evolution" he brilliantly analyzes intelligence as a "product" of evolution and finds its blind spots. He understood that reality transcends human intelligence: "Philosophers are mistaken when they apply to metaphysical speculation a method of thinking designed for action." And Bergson astutely shows that creation (unlike magic 😆) is necessarily evolutionary. Dawkins' notorious attempt to ridicule other channels of human experience - spiritual, mystical, religious - is therefore not only stupid and arrogant, it is similar to the laughter of a deaf-mute who is amused by the sight of a group of people dancing because he himself cannot hear the music. 😆😆😆
He comes across as learned and erudite but male bovine excrement, even when presented in an erudite manner, is still just 🐂💩🙄 He cons people with his gravitas and considered manner.
The idea behind that is the reasoning for her conversion. There's a lack of truth-seeking in her conversion, which is mostly what they're concerned about.
Do we know that she has actually repented and confessed trust in Christ as Lord and Savior? It sounds more like she's simply aligning herself with Christianity. 🤷🏻♀️
Is it your place to judge her heart? Are you the arbiter of salvation? Can you not simply pray for her and pray for her to receive an out pouring of God’s love?
Christianity is true just that we live in a world full of biases so you won't be able to see it, but just wait a few years lots of things are going to happen that we are not ready for, (Muslims are growing fast) I always thought that atheist will be the one growing fast because of the influence they have online and how people fall for it like a man falls for a woman's trap, never question it or if you do just overlook it real meaning like the nialism it brings, even if you some how make meaning to life its still fake becuse its man made, is that not what you atheist say about our God same principle there man made only last for a couple of hundred years thats it until someone else make something up like (atheism) or other religon based on food or something, anyways hope you could one day realize it befor its to late, I really do hope so, peace be with you for the rest of your life 🙏
@somerandom3247. To come to Christ is to believe in the glory of God, Christ Jesus , being the creator of Heaven and earth, you and me. Not until you can piece together the perfection of every created being , you will always think you are your own god. Sad for you for you are lost in your spirit man.
@@pineapple4373 I dont think that i am a god.... why do Christians keep saying that? its nonsense. do you have any evidence to show that anything you just said is true? or do we just have to blindly believe it?
Been an atheist all my life, never heard of this woman untill she converted. Never heard any of the atheist, or theist chanels i watch mention her untill she converted. She wasnt a prominent atheist by any measure.
I think she was a prominent atheist, just that she did not get enough attention like the other atheist becuse there popularity, that's my honest guess just as yours
She's a prominent atheist in the sense that she became the poster girl for the new atheist in their books but she didn't on her own have any notable public presence
She used to be invited to speak for atheism very often. You can just search for her name in the internet. I myself saw that the public, not the prominent atheists, used to be very receptive once they knew she was a muslim and abandoned her faith. In this case, she was becoming a strong voice.
@@somerandom3247 what's the point of claiming you never heard of her when Dawkins himself mentioned her many times and recently made a video about his disappointment in her conversion? Imagine thinking your claim carries more weight than the spotlight she gets from individuals like Dawkins haha 😅
Wow, i lost total respect for her, so all these years she was just bullshiting, she was so hurt by islam she did all she could to attack it, i guess she has come to conclusion that this is the best way to take her revenge on islam. Confused and lost soul, That is all she is.
“Wow, i lost total respect for her, so all these years she was just bullshiting” “Confused and lost soul, That is all she is” Oh the irony!! Listening triggered atheists proselytise about “LOST SOULS” and accuse other people of “BULL SHITTING” whilst subscribing to the belief that we are all ULTIMATELY MEANINGLESS, HOLLOW AND SOULLESS APES who shares half their DNA with bananas is PRICELESS!! It gets even worse because according to the “high priest” of “new atheism” Richard Dawkins under this strictly reductive, causally closed, atheistic, nihilistic fan fiction…. “The universe we observe has … no design, no purpose, no evil and no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference. … DNA neither knows nor cares. DNA just is. And we dance to its music [emphasis added].” “At bottom no right, no wrong, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference” [Atheism] - yes? Yeah makes great “sense” and perfectly “sane”? Your world view, your absurdity, your ULTIMATELY MEANINGLESS, HOLLOW AND SOULLESS APE, YOUR SPAGHETTI MONSTER, your existential crisis and your epistemological crisis not the theists - right? Sorry but everyone has a right to believe what they want and everyone including theists have a right to find it totally ridiculous, totally fatalistic, totally nihilistic and totally and utterly self refuting!!
I'm currently reading "Reasonable Faith" book and so far it has been fantastic in presenting apologetics for a beginner and a seeker, plus it's written in a enjoyable prose. Thank you Dr. Craig.
I listened to the audio book and it was so good I got the paper copy to read it as well.
Planning to read some or all of it this year
@@blakejohnson1264 Yes, it really is a page-turner!
It is a great book. If you want to grow further in Apologetics check out some of RC Sproul's books.
Dr. Craig also has an awesome website, with a Bible defenders class.
Have a look.
Blessings to you.
Superb as usual Dr. Craig
Amazing job Dr. Craig and the Reasonablefaith team
Excellent video. I immediately recognized Shermer's contradictory statement as well.
I respect both of you highly to do this show for educating the world about this movement of Islam good for you I am proud of you
When Christianity dominates people of other faiths have liberty. But if any other religion dominates, then people of the faiths other than the dominating religion loose their liberty.
And you only need to look at the islamic world, to see how Christians are treated.
And I'm not talking from the comfort of my armchair in the West, I was born in the Middle East (an Assyrian Christian in Baghdad), so I know what I'm saying, first hand.
How does this make Christianity true tho.
You’re using Liberalism to judge religions..
@@Islam_Enjoyer Even if Christianity is false, Christian beliefs tend over the long run toward open, free societies capable of development, evolution, creativity, and science. Even if Islam is false, Islamic beliefs lead to authoritarianism, totalitarianism, stagnation, backwardness.
I think it’s so very important for Christians to remember that our God is the lover of our souls, He wants the best for us and for us to be the best possible version of ourselves. God’s laws are not some arbitrary rules, they are the natural order of life and in Jesus we see what we were always meant to be if not for the separation from God that sin causes. We have a Father that rejoices when His lost sons and daughters come back home to Him.
It would have been good for you to include the Shermer response to Ayaan's essay in the description.
I did love the exposure you provided to Shermer's sophistry and, if I dare, duplicity.
The video title is, "Ayaan Hirsi Ali Converted to Christianity"
Another point in that video to highlight would be at ~11;30 "I'll simply note that both sides have strong arguments."
I hope that if Ayaan sees that video (and I'm confident she did - Michael indicates that they'd been in communication), she'd wonder to herself, if Shermer thinks that there are strong arguments in favor of theism, why has he never let on until now. And why has he offered such piffle in favor of atheism if, in fact, there are good reasons for it?
One of the main arguments he offered (at the Oxford Union, no less) was that he is just an atheist regarding one more god than the theist. I want to scream *"Seriously!"*
Or there is his retelling of Sagan's "Invisible Dragon," which is a ripoff of Antony Flew's "Invisible Gardener," except that Sagan's version is just that much more propagandistic.
So Shermer wants to (and supposedly has a forth-coming book) offer the *"strong"* arguments for atheism. I question his ability to arbitrate the topic.
This is great. I am going to sound very ADD but I just realized something...me and Dr. Craig have the same mic! I've had my Rode NT for around 4 years and it still presents fantastic sound quality!
I'm very happy with my Logitech Yeti 👍
I hope that she is not just playing politics with her new found religion. May the good Lord Jesus guide her.
A comment to Ayaan Hirsi Ali's conversation with Richard Dawkins [ cf. ua-cam.com/video/Q-rKCdvpiV4/v-deo.html ]:
"There is no evidence that any religion is true" Dawkins says, and I agree - including his own. As a Christian, I can easily deal with Dawkins' atheism, but as a mathematician I cannot accept his stunning lack of logic. What is a “religion” but a metaphysical worldview based on dogma and shared with others? And doesn't Dawkins share with his community a worldview based on a dogmatic claim to empirical evidence (rather than simply reason, which is the real basis of science by not ignoring the fact that there is a lot of "non-empirical" reality, such as dealt with in mathematics, e.g.)?
This is obviously a very dogmatic stance, because where the hell is the “evidence“ that all existence is empirically evident ? It is Dawkins' faith, he believes in it without evidence.
On the contrary, It is astonishingly illogical, especially for an evolutionary biologist. For obviously there is a reality beyond the horizon of Homo sapiens, just as there is beyond the horizon of Pan troglodytes. This is what is called “transcendence” - something Dawkins is apparently blind to, even though it lies in the very logic of evolution.
The French philosopher and Nobel Prize winner Henri Bergson understood evolution much better than Dawkins. In his main work "Creative Evolution" he brilliantly analyzes intelligence as a "product" of evolution and finds its blind spots. He understood that reality transcends human intelligence: "Philosophers are mistaken when they apply to metaphysical speculation a method of thinking designed for action." And Bergson astutely shows that creation (unlike magic 😆) is necessarily evolutionary.
Dawkins' notorious attempt to ridicule other channels of human experience - spiritual, mystical, religious - is therefore not only stupid and arrogant, it is similar to the laughter of a deaf-mute who is amused by the sight of a group of people dancing because he himself cannot hear the music. 😆😆😆
I feel a little sorry for Shermer. Blind to everything non-material, but has no clue he's blind. It's very sad, in a way.
I love Dr. Craig. But what is that skull on his background at 8:20?
It's a "memento mori". - RF Admin
@@ReasonableFaithOrg Wow. Thank you very much.
He comes across as learned and erudite but male bovine excrement, even when presented in an erudite manner, is still just 🐂💩🙄
He cons people with his gravitas and considered manner.
I find it strange there are atheist making response videos. This lady found peace in her life by finding Jesus. Shouldn't they be happy for her?
The idea behind that is the reasoning for her conversion. There's a lack of truth-seeking in her conversion, which is mostly what they're concerned about.
@@Eliza-rg4vw obviously she found no truth in atheism.
@@jeffphelps1355 From what I've read and heard the truth of either proposition wasn't related to her conversion.
A happy atheist? What's that? Sounds like a unicorn.
Do we know that she has actually repented and confessed trust in Christ as Lord and Savior? It sounds more like she's simply aligning herself with Christianity. 🤷🏻♀️
Is it your place to judge her heart? Are you the arbiter of salvation? Can you not simply pray for her and pray for her to receive an out pouring of God’s love?
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Please learn the pronunciation of Ayaan’s name if you’re going to bring it up.
Bill at 2’ 👉🏼💯.
Couldnt help but notice there was nothing in there about christianity being true.
Seems that what is true isnt a factor for her. Sad.
Christianity is true just that we live in a world full of biases so you won't be able to see it, but just wait a few years lots of things are going to happen that we are not ready for, (Muslims are growing fast) I always thought that atheist will be the one growing fast because of the influence they have online and how people fall for it like a man falls for a woman's trap, never question it or if you do just overlook it real meaning like the nialism it brings, even if you some how make meaning to life its still fake becuse its man made, is that not what you atheist say about our God same principle there man made only last for a couple of hundred years thats it until someone else make something up like (atheism) or other religon based on food or something, anyways hope you could one day realize it befor its to late, I really do hope so, peace be with you for the rest of your life 🙏
@@masterjose8483
Christianity most definitely is not true.
The talking animals, magic, and mythical creatures kind of give it away.
@somerandom3247. To come to Christ is to believe in the glory of God, Christ Jesus , being the creator of Heaven and earth, you and me. Not until you can piece together the perfection of every created being , you will always think you are your own god. Sad for you for you are lost in your spirit man.
@@pineapple4373
I dont think that i am a god.... why do Christians keep saying that? its nonsense.
do you have any evidence to show that anything you just said is true? or do we just have to blindly believe it?
Been an atheist all my life, never heard of this woman untill she converted.
Never heard any of the atheist, or theist chanels i watch mention her untill she converted. She wasnt a prominent atheist by any measure.
I think she was a prominent atheist, just that she did not get enough attention like the other atheist becuse there popularity, that's my honest guess just as yours
She's a prominent atheist in the sense that she became the poster girl for the new atheist in their books but she didn't on her own have any notable public presence
@@temsumongbajamir1582
What books?
She used to be invited to speak for atheism very often. You can just search for her name in the internet. I myself saw that the public, not the prominent atheists, used to be very receptive once they knew she was a muslim and abandoned her faith. In this case, she was becoming a strong voice.
@@somerandom3247 what's the point of claiming you never heard of her when Dawkins himself mentioned her many times and recently made a video about his disappointment in her conversion? Imagine thinking your claim carries more weight than the spotlight she gets from individuals like Dawkins haha 😅
Lmfao this Ethiopian is confused
Wow, i lost total respect for her, so all these years she was just bullshiting, she was so hurt by islam she did all she could to attack it, i guess she has come to conclusion that this is the best way to take her revenge on islam. Confused and lost soul, That is all she is.
“Wow, i lost total respect for her, so all these years she was just bullshiting”
“Confused and lost soul,
That is all she is”
Oh the irony!! Listening triggered atheists proselytise about “LOST SOULS” and accuse other people of “BULL SHITTING” whilst subscribing to the belief that we are all ULTIMATELY MEANINGLESS, HOLLOW AND SOULLESS APES who shares half their DNA with bananas is PRICELESS!!
It gets even worse because according to the “high priest” of “new atheism” Richard Dawkins under this strictly reductive, causally closed, atheistic, nihilistic fan fiction….
“The universe we observe has … no design, no purpose, no evil and no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference. … DNA neither knows nor cares. DNA just is. And we dance to its music [emphasis added].”
“At bottom no right, no wrong, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference” [Atheism] - yes?
Yeah makes great “sense” and perfectly “sane”?
Your world view, your absurdity, your ULTIMATELY MEANINGLESS, HOLLOW AND SOULLESS APE, YOUR SPAGHETTI MONSTER, your existential crisis and your epistemological crisis not the theists - right?
Sorry but everyone has a right to believe what they want and everyone including theists have a right to find it totally ridiculous, totally fatalistic, totally nihilistic and totally and utterly self refuting!!
"Hurt by Islam". That's it
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