Reasonable Faith Podcast Does God Know What Time It Is? Part Two
Nov 24, 2025
Dr. Craig dives into the intriguing debate on God's nature and time. He confronts objections regarding the contradiction in God's timelessness and temporality. The discussion includes relativity's compatibility with a tensed theory of time and highlights support for Neo-Lorentzian views. Craig also challenges the multiverse theory, arguing it lacks evidence and faces significant criticisms. The conversation wraps up with light-hearted exchanges and prospects for future dialogue.
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Misunderstood Position on God's Timelessness
- William Lane Craig recounts Emily Qureshi-Hurst's mischaracterization that he said God was timeless then entered time at creation.
- He explains she attacked a straw man by misunderstanding his published position and debates.
Timeless Before Creation, Temporal After
- William Lane Craig argues that his view is coherent: God is timeless sans the universe and temporal from creation onward.
- He contends relativity does not force a tenseless (B-theory) view and Einstein's 1905 work allowed enduring three-dimensional objects.
Relativity Doesn't Mandate Tenseless Time
- Craig maintains that relativity theory is compatible with a tensed A-theory of time and doesn't decisively support the tenseless B-theory.
- He notes Minkowski's block-universe came later (1908) and Einstein's 1905 formulation allowed enduring objects.
