The motion for this debate was "This House Believes that God is not a Delusion." The debate took place before a packed house at the Cambridge Union Society on October 20, 2011 as a part of William Lane Craig's Reasonable Faith Tour 2011.
Proposing the motion were William Lane Craig and Peter S.Williams. Opposing the motion were Arif Ahmed and Andrew Copson.
Arif Ahmed & Andrew Copson | 2011
"This House Believes that God is not a Delusion"
October 20, 2011 • William Lane Craig & Peter S Williams vs. Andrew Copson & Arif Ahmed
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