Why A Panpsychist Philosopher Is Turning Toward Christianity | Philip Goff & William Lane Craig

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Panpsychist philosopher Dr. Philip Goff and Dr. William Lane Craig debate fine-tuning, a limited God, atonement views, and the resurrection. Philip Goff — the philosopher best known for defending panpsychism, the view that consciousness is a fundamental feature of reality — joins Dr. William Lane Craig for a wide-ranging dialogue on natural theology and Christian belief. The two find surprising agreement that a multiverse can't explain away fine-tuning, then diverge sharply on whether God is all-powerful, what really happened on the first Easter morning, and how the atonement works. Goff, raised Catholic and now a self-described "mildly heretical Christian," lays out his case for a good but limited God and an Eastern Orthodox, participatory view of salvation; Craig responds with the classical Christian case for divine omnipotence, penal substitution, and a bodily resurrection. A candid, substantive conversation between two thinkers who keep disagreeing — and keep coming back to the table. About the guest: Philip Goff is Professor of Philosophy at Durham University, where he works on consciousness and the ultimate nature of reality. 📖 Philip’s book ‘Why? The Purpose of the Universe’: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Purpose-Universe-Philip-Goff/dp/0198883765/ 📖 Philip’s book ‘Galileo’s Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness’: https://www.amazon.com/Galileos-Error-Foundations-Science-Consciousness/dp/1524747963 Philip’s channel https://www.youtube.com/@philipgoffphilosophy Philip’s Substack https://philipgoff.substack.com/ Philip’s X: https://x.com/Philip_Goff Philip’s website: https://philipgoffphilosophy.com/ 0:00 Introduction to Philip Goff 1:41 Why panpsychism is gaining traction in philosophy 3:17 The fine-tuning argument against a multiverse 7:56 The Boltzmann brain problem 10:27 Goff's case for a "God-ish" limited God 12:54 Divine omnipotence 15:21 Finite godism and process theology 17:12 The Hitler objection to a limited God 19:44 Specifying God's limitations through physics 22:31 The Eastern Orthodox view of atonement as participation 26:19 A multifaceted, cross-centered atonement 29:36 The prodigal son and penal substitution 33:04 Debating Leviticus and Isaiah 53 37:47 Revisiting the problem of evil 41:15 The problem of divine hiddenness 44:02 Is God really hidden? 47:34 Pascal's Wager and Goff's teenage doubts 49:15 The identity theory of the resurrection 52:28 The case for a bodily resurrection 55:40 Did Jesus predict his own resurrection? 57:41 Bodily vs. physical resurrection 59:02 Closing reflections Links: 📚 Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics by William Lane Craig: https://www.amazon.com/Reasonable-Faith-Third-Christian-Apologetics/dp/1538450828 📚 Atonement and the Death of Christ by William Lane Craig: https://www.amazon.com/Atonement-Death-Christ-Philosophical-Exploration/dp/1481312049 📚 The Son Rises by William Lane Craig: https://www.amazon.com/Son-Rises-Historical-Evidence-Resurrection/dp/0802479480 🎙️ Reasonable Faith Podcast: https://www.reasonablefaith.org/media/reasonable-faith-podcast 🌐 More from Reasonable Faith: https://www.reasonablefaith.org 💬 Join the discussion: https://www.reasonablefaith.org/forums/ ❤️ Support this ministry: https://www.reasonablefaith.org/donation Subscribe for weekly conversations on faith, philosophy, and the case for Christianity. Learn more and explore hundreds of free resources at https://www.reasonablefaith.org. About Reasonable Faith: Reasonable Faith is a ministry featuring the work of philosopher and theologian Dr. William Lane Craig in order to carry out its three-fold mission: 1) to provide an articulate, intelligent voice for biblical Christianity in the public arena. 2) to challenge unbelievers with the truth of biblical Christianity. 3) to train Christians to state and defend Christian truth claims with greater effectiveness. Learn more at https://www.reasonablefaith.org. #Christianity #Apologetics #Panpsychism #ProblemOfEvil #Resurrection We welcome your comments in the Reasonable Faith forums: https://www.reasonablefaith.org/forums/ Be sure to also visit Reasonable Faith's other channel which contains short clips: https://www.youtube.com/drcraigvideos Follow Reasonable Faith On Twitter: https://twitter.com/rfupdates Like the Reasonable Faith Facebook Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/reasonablefaithorg