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Louise Antony | 2008

Is God Necessary for Morality?

April 10, 2008 • William Lane Craig, Louise Antony

Held at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA on April 10, 2008

Can we be good without God? Do we really need God for our morality? Is morality just a divine protection racket? Is there any rational basis for good if there is no God? William Lane Craig and Louise Antony address these questions and more in this debate on the foundational basis of morality.

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April 4, 2009 • William Lane Craig, Christopher Hitchens

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Peter Atkins | 2011

October 26, 2011 • William Lane Craig, Peter Atkins

"Does God Exist?" This debate took place in front of a capacity audience at the University of Manchester (including an overspill room). It was recorded on Wednesday 26th October 2011 as part of the UK Reasonable Faith Tour with William Lane Craig. William Lane Craig is Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology, La Mirada, California and a leading philosopher of religion. Peter Atkins is former Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Lincoln College. The debate was chaired by Christopher Whitehead, Head of Chemistry School at the University. Post-debate discussion was moderated by Peter S. Williams, Philosopher in Residence at the Damaris Trust, UK.