Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Dan Linford returns to the channel to offer his reply to my recent discussion with William Lane Craig, wherein he replied to critiques of his case for a cosmic beginning. We discuss probability theory, the BGV theorem, emergence of spacetime, and the relevance of quantum gravity to our scientific inferences about a beginning of the universe.
The initial interview with Bill Craig: youtu.be/2tvJa6agIGg
This interview is also available as a podcast:
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/82-does-william-lane-craig-get-cosmology-wrong-dan-linford/id1776277450?i=1000764887903
Spotify:
Substack: mileskdonahue.substack.com/publish/post/195988453?r=1pf1v9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Check out my Substack where you can get a paid membership because you're awesome: mileskdonahue.substack.com
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:24 Craig's modest claim
00:10:27 How to calculate the probability of a conclusion
00:15:21 The probabilistic fallacy in Craig's scientific case
00:21:56 Craig - "I'm ruling out classes of models"
00:26:33 Exceptions to the BGV theorem
00:29:22 Do theories of time make a difference?
00:42:28 Inference to the best explanation and low probability
00:51:25 Craig's inconsistency: temporally finite models of the universe
00:59:18 Why we need a quantum theory of gravity
01:12:04 The emergence of spacetime
Dan Linford returns to the channel to offer his reply to my recent discussion with William Lane Craig, wherein he replied to critiques of his case for a cosmic beginning. We discuss probability theory, the BGV theorem, emergence of spacetime, and the relevance of quantum gravity to our scientific inferences about a beginning of the universe.
The initial interview with Bill Craig: youtu.be/2tvJa6agIGg
This interview is also available as a podcast:
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/82-does-william-lane-craig-get-cosmology-wrong-dan-linford/id1776277450?i=1000764887903
Spotify:
Substack: mileskdonahue.substack.com/publish/post/195988453?r=1pf1v9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Check out my Substack where you can get a paid membership because you're awesome: mileskdonahue.substack.com
To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating via Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/mileskdonahue.
Follow me on X: twitter.com/PhilosopherMKD
EPISODE CHAPTERS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:24 Craig's modest claim
00:10:27 How to calculate the probability of a conclusion
00:15:21 The probabilistic fallacy in Craig's scientific case
00:21:56 Craig - "I'm ruling out classes of models"
00:26:33 Exceptions to the BGV theorem
00:29:22 Do theories of time make a difference?
00:42:28 Inference to the best explanation and low probability
00:51:25 Craig's inconsistency: temporally finite models of the universe
00:59:18 Why we need a quantum theory of gravity
01:12:04 The emergence of spacetime
