Sunday Quote: Kai Nielsen on Theistic Proofs

“To show that an argument is invalid or unsound is not to show that the conclusion of the argument is false…. All the proofs of God’s existence may fail, but it still may be the case that God exists.”1


– Kai Nielsen
See also William Lane Craig’s debate with Kai Nielsen: transcript here.
1 Kai Nielsen, Reason and Practice (New York: Harper & Row, 1971), 143-44.
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Brian Auten is the founder emeritus of Apologetics315. He is also director of Reasonable Faith Belfast. Brian holds a Masters degree in Christian Apologetics and has interviewed over 150 Christian apologists. His background is in missions, media direction, graphic design, and administration. Brian started Apologetics315 in 2007 to be an apologetics hub to equip Christians to defend the faith.

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