William Lane Craig Defends the Canaanite Slaughter
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Published 2024-03-17
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- VIDEO NOTES
William Lane Craig is a Christian philosopher and public speaker, who today makes his third appearance on Within Reason. We discuss why Richard Dawkins refuses to debate him, and whether Old Testament slaughter can be justified.
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Episode 51 with Richard Dawkins: • Religion Is Still Evil - Richard Dawkins
- TIMESTAMPS
00:00 What Dr Craig Thinks of Richard Dawkins
04:50 What Are Richard Dawkins’ Biggest Pitfalls?
11:19 Will Science Eventually Answer the Mysteries of God?
18:23 Why William Defends the Slaughter of the Canaanites
22:51 The Innocent People & Children of Canaan
32:02 Divine Command Over Objective Morality
44:53 Who Does God Wrong in the Canaanite Slaughter?
49:08 How Can One Know it is Truly a Command of God?
54:39 Is This Slaughter a Genocide or Not?
59:33 If Dr Craig Was a Canaanite
1:04:58 Conclusion
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All Comments (21)
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His argument seems to be the highly rationalized version of "God said so." Which will not help in convincing anyone who is not already a believer.
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"Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities" ― Voltaire
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Really impressed with Alex for keeping a straight face when he hears the whole well kids go to heaven argument
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Did he seriously said it was a blessing for the kids to be killed because they went immediately to heaven? Oh wow...
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When the ad break came in with “do you like reading?” At first I thought he was talking to William Lane Craig in a condescending way lol.
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This is 100% what hitchens ment when he said that with god all things are permissible
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I’m amazed by your ability to remain calm in this discussion.
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Exceptional Moderating Alex! You extracted the details of the discussion and different perspectives efficiently and with grace and compassion to Craig and his views. It really allowed for the discussion and the depth of the logic behind all sides arguments to develop quickly and deeply. Extremely mature and professional of you.
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“It wasn’t genocide. It was just that the land was to be cleansed.” 🙃
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The “they were sacrificing their children, so their children needed to be slaughtered” argument.
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Fantastic interview!
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I find it interesting when a Christian says ‘this theory is not plausible’, while at the same time believing in something they can’t prove.
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“Driving a people out of their nation on pain of death isn’t genocide no one had to be killed” -low bar bill on why genocide isn’t actually genocide 😂
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I think the old man is not even listening to what he is saying, "they didn't have to die" they just had to leave all of their families and belongings and lands and flee because there are some murderers commanded by a fake "god" are coming to exterminate them. What the hell is this guy even thinking
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Fantastic job here Alex
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I listened to this on the podcast channel. This is your best episode yet Alex. Well done.
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The thumbnail with him smiling next to the word “slaughter” is killing me 😂
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38:17 "So it was actually a tremendous blessing for these children to be killed" What did i just hear.
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The way that he smiles and laughs about things like "extermination" is exactly why I understand Dawkins' decision not to platform Craig. He says he approaches these things "dispassionately," but the reality is he is fascinated by the idea that genocide is moral if god commands it.
