Unbelievable? Classic: Peter Kreeft's argument from desire

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🗓️ 12 November 2024

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CS Lewis said "If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world." Peter Kreeft is a philosophy professor and well known Christian thinker and writer. He defends the "argument from desire". Does our experience of transcendent longing indicate that there is a God to satisfy it? Atheist philosopher Richard Norman says that the argument amounts to wish-fulfillment. They both sat down to discuss this issue, first broadcast in 2013. Originally aired: 2013 • Get our 'Confident Christianity' course: http://www.premier.org.uk/courseierchristianradio.com/... • Subscribe to the Unbelievable? podcast: https://pod.link/267142101 • More shows, free eBook & newsletter: https://premierunbelievable.com • For live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For online learning: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/training • 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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0:28.7	slash podcasts. Hello and welcome to another unbelievable classic replay. I'm Ruth Jackson and this week we're delving back
0:55.2	into the archives. Let's jump in on today's discussion. Well today on the program, I'm joined
1:03.4	as I mentioned by Peter Crave, who's Professor of Philosophy at Boston College, well known as
1:08.1	a Christian thinker and writer. His books include the handbook of
1:11.4	Christian apologetics and Christianity for Modern Pagans. And we're going to be talking
1:16.4	today with Peter about the argument from desire asking, does our desire for God show that he
1:22.6	exists? Well, in conversation with Peter on this subject today is Richard Norman, who's our atheist guest.
1:28.1	He's Emeritus Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Kent.
1:32.7	And his books include On Humanism.
1:35.0	He's one of many vice presidents of the British Humanist Association as well.
1:39.5	So a very warm welcome to you both, gentlemen.
1:41.8	Thank you very much.
1:42.5	Thank you.
1:42.9	Peter, thank you very much for
1:44.3	joining me on the show. And starting with you, I've had many people over the years say you really
1:49.5	ought to get Peter Craft on and expressing all kinds of admiration for you. And we finally managed
1:55.5	to arrange a date of you to join us on the show. So I'm really pleased about that. For those who aren't so familiar
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