Reasonable Faith Podcast Does God Know What Time It Is? Part One
Nov 17, 2025
Dr. Emily Qureshi-Hurst, a teaching associate at Cambridge and author of the upcoming "Decoding the Cosmos," critiques Dr. Craig's view on God and time. She shares her journey from atheism to studying religion, explores different interpretations of Genesis, and debates whether physics can answer metaphysical questions about God's nature. Emily articulates the shifts in understanding God as temporal or atemporal and discusses how each perspective affects God's knowledge of time, offering insightful takes on fundamental theological concepts.
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From Dawkins Fan To Religious Academic Circles
- Emily Qureshi-Hurst recounts moving from admiring Richard Dawkins to finding academic atheists thinning out as she advanced.
- She describes becoming surrounded by religious colleagues at higher academic levels.
Intellect And Religious Affiliation Diverge
- William Lane Craig observes more religious belief among higher intellectuals compared with popular secular trends.
- He suggests atheism flourishes more among the less educated and working-class segments.
Theology Retreating From Falsifiable Claims
- Craig notes academic theology often reframes creation to avoid conflict with science.
- He criticizes this as retreating into unfalsifiable claims to evade empirical challenge.
