Is [It] True?

Fine-Tuning the Universe

Robin Collins - Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy, Messiah College

Monday, February 18, 2013 at 5:00 PM
Elkins Auditorium

Robin Collins, the foremost defender of the teleological argument for the existence of God, will be discussing how the specific physical constants and conditions in the universe are finely-tuned for intelligent life gives us reason to believe in a Creator, drawing from backgrounds in both physics and philosophy.

Road(s) to Heaven

Stephen Davis - Professor of Philosophy, Claremont McKenna College

Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 5:00 PM
Elkins Auditorium

Stephen Davis will be discussing religious pluralism, the idea that "all roads lead to heaven." He will attempt to show some of the integral truth claims of Christianity to be plausibly true.

Although both talks are free and open to the public, we want to give Pepperdine students the first opportunity to see Robin Collins and Stephen Davis, so we will be checking IDs at the door, and students will be given priority seating. A free dinner will immediately follow in Joslyn Plaza (Monday: Chik-fil-A; Tuesday: In-N-Out)

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Robin Collins

Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy, Messiah College

Dr. Robin Collins is a Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Messiah College. Trained in physics and in philosophy, he is the foremost defender of what is known as the teleological argument for the existence of God, arguing that the fine-tuning of the physical laws and constants of nature are perfectly aligned within extremely tight tolerances to permit (or enable) the emergence of life, and therefore evidence consistent with the existence of an intelligent cause for the universe. In addition, Dr. Collins has written on theological matters such as atonement and the problem of evil.

Stephen Davis

Professor of Philosophy, Claremont McKenna College

Dr. Stephen Davis is a Professor of Philosophy at Claremont McKenna. His areas of expertise include Christianity, current Christian thought, ancient philosophy, metaphysics, philosophy and literature, and philosophy of religion. He is the author and/or editor of fifteen books, including Encountering Evil, Christian Philosophical Theology, and Disputed Issues. In 2011, he joined five other American philosophers of religion for a week-long series of academic conferences with Iranian scholars at the University of Tehran, the University of Qum, and the University of Esfahan.