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Classic Replay: William Lane Craig vs Peter Atkins - Manchester debate

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Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.62.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2022

⏱️ 113 minutes

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Summary

From October 2011, the full recording of the final debate of the UK Reasonable Faith Tour. William Lane Craig is a Christian philosopher, Peter Atkins is an atheist scientist. In this their second encounter, they debated arguments for and against the existence of God. Craig's other debates from the 2011 Tour: vs Stephen Law: https://youtu.be/w7FhphWDokA vs Peter Millican: https://youtu.be/fEw8VzzXcjE vs Andrew Copson & Arif Ahmed: https://youtu.be/GRIVUIVb5mc • More shows, free eBook & newsletter: https://premierunbelievable.com • For live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For online learning: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/training-and-events • Support us in the USA: http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow • Support us in the rest of the world: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/donate

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0:00.0

You're listening to Unbelievable with Justin Browley.

0:18.0

Welcome back to the show and this week we're going all the way back to October 2011.

0:22.1

That was the time when Christian philosopher, theologian and apologist William Lane Craig

0:25.6

was touring the UK with lectures and debates and we're bringing you today one such debate.

0:30.6

This was the final event of the reasonable faith tour.

0:33.6

William Lane Craig versus atheist professor of chemistry from Oxford University, Dr Peter

0:38.2

Akkins on the existence of God.

0:40.7

We've had Peter Akkins on the show several times before.

0:43.7

So, you heard him before, you'll know what to expect in today's show.

0:48.0

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0:52.1

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0:56.9

online learning opportunities, we've got regular events, we've got so many ways that we

1:01.1

want to encourage you in your faith helping you to understand, share and defend it.

1:06.4

And if you're not a Christian we also want to make sure that we're listening, learning

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and engaging with different perspectives.

1:12.9

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1:15.4

So do come and check us out at premierunbelieveable.com.

1:18.8

And now let's get back into today's show.

1:23.2

Can I welcome you all to the University of Manchester, not just those of you in this hall,

1:28.1

but those of you upstairs in the overflow.

1:32.2

I think it's appropriate in many ways that we should be having a debate of this sort at

1:37.4

the University of Manchester.

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