Welcome to the Eric Metaxus show. Did you ever see the movie The Blobs starring Steve McQueen?

The blood-curdling threat of the blob. Well, way back when, Eric had a small part in that film, but they had to cut his

scene because the blob was supposed to eat them.

But he kept spitting him out.

Oh, the whole thing was just a disaster.

Anyway, here's the guy who's not always that easy to digest.

Eric, the Texas!

Welcome to Socrates in the studio.

I'm in the studio.

And I have the privilege today of speaking to someone whom I've never met, but of whom I have long been aware. His name is Dr.

William Lane Craig. And I will read the brief bio on the back of his newest book, only because

there is so much else that we could be here for half an hour

listing his great accomplishments. He is Emeritus Research Professor of Philosophy at the Talbot

School of Theology in La Marada, California, although he tells me he lives in Atlanta in the Atlanta area.

He's a distinguished theologian and philosopher and has authored or edited more than 60

books, including the Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology, as well as more than 300

articles and professional publications of philosophy and theology.

Dr. Craig, welcome to Socrates in the city.

Thank you, Eric. I'm delighted to have the chance to talk with you today.

Socrates in the city began 25 years ago, and it's a, you know, it's a simple concept.

Socrates, obviously, a philosopher, you know, if not the philosopher, depending on who you speak with. But he, he famously said the unexamined life is not worth living. And we thought, what a great idea. Let's examine life. Let's talk about the big questions, what I semi-jokingly call life, God, and other small topics. So because I have this,

you know, simple view that if you're searching for the truth, you can find it. And that's part of

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