{"id":8577,"date":"2013-08-03T13:18:57","date_gmt":"2013-08-03T13:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2013\/08\/03\/william-lane-craig-to-debate-lawrence-krauss\/"},"modified":"2013-08-03T13:18:57","modified_gmt":"2013-08-03T13:18:57","slug":"william-lane-craig-to-debate-lawrence-krauss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2013\/08\/03\/william-lane-craig-to-debate-lawrence-krauss\/","title":{"rendered":"William Lane Craig to Debate Lawrence Krauss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino;\">In Australia, soon, details <a href=\"http:\/\/lifeuniversenothing.org\/event\/15\/view\" target=\"_self\">here<\/a>.&#0160; Topic: Why is there something rather than nothing?&#0160; Poor Krauss is going to get slaughtered, and deservedly so.&#0160; Debating Craig is like getting into a gun fight with Doc Holliday.&#0160; I would never debate him on anything, even if I thought debate was philosophically worthwhile.&#0160; He has been honing his skills <a href=\"http:\/\/chronicle.com\/article\/The-New-Theist\/140019\/\" target=\"_self\">since high school<\/a>.&#0160; <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino;\">According to the&#0160;linked site, Krauss&#39; <em>A Universe from Nothing<\/em> is being translated into 20 languages.&#0160;&#0160;Well, that is the way of the world.&#0160; A piece of garbage becomes a best seller and is translated into 20 languages while books worth reading fall still-born from the press.<\/span><\/p>\n<fieldset class=\"zemanta-related\">\n<legend class=\"zemanta-related-title\">Related articles<\/legend>\n<div class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\" style=\"list-style: none; margin: 2px 10px 10px 2px; padding: 0px; width: 84px; text-align: left; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; float: left; display: block;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maverickphilosopher.typepad.com\/maverick_philosopher\/2012\/09\/a-tip-of-the-hat-to-professor-joel-hunter-for-referring-me-to-a-recent-discussion-between-philosopher-julian-baggini-and-phys.html\" style=\"padding: 2px; border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none; display: block; box-shadow: 0px 0px 4px #999;\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.zemanta.com\/111467341_80_80.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; width: 80px; display: block; max-width: 100%;\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/maverickphilosopher.typepad.com\/maverick_philosopher\/2012\/09\/a-tip-of-the-hat-to-professor-joel-hunter-for-referring-me-to-a-recent-discussion-between-philosopher-julian-baggini-and-phys.html\" style=\"padding: 5px 2px 0px; height: 80px; line-height: 12pt; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; display: block;\" target=\"_blank\">When Philosophical Questions Grow Up Do They Leave Home? 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