I'm fairly certain Buddhism doesn't believe in an eternal world, since a core tenet of Buddhism is impermanence. I don't know where Craig got that bit of information from, but it is most likely incorrect.

Contrary with each other? That could easily mean they are all false ok? There isn't a single reason for Christianity to be the One True Religion other than the fact it has the most adherents and YOU (Mr. William Craig) believe it is true. Everything else you say, while it is poetic and articulate, does not qualify as real proof. Nice try.

**** your Christianity lol.

@BTNH24 I won't call the different sect of Buddhism wrong. Just different area of emphasis. Some emphasis doctrine, some emphasis rebirth in Pure Land. These r all in the Buddhism package, I don't see any division at all. Amitabha Buddha r introduced by Buddha too just as those other Bodhisatvas like Avalokitesvara n many others r introduced by Buddha. Theravada Buddhism they r more focus on doctrine, they r less on Boddhisatvas, other Buddhas. Not wrong just a matter of emphasis.

@BTNH24 Don't hv to go into detail Asura, hungry ghost, form and formless world etc. Most in talking language just say six realm (liu dao) and people understand what it is meant. When they said escape fr liu dao people automatically understood it meant escape the whole package not just the six realm. In talking language people r not so technical but it is understood. Wht Buddhism u follow could b different. There r Mahayana, Theravada depend on wht area of emphasis. I won't call it deviation.

@BTNH24 Who said I didn't know tht heaven is part of the samsaric. I put heaven in the equilvalent of the ultimate as in other religion. I don't want to complicate those of the other religion who might not understand that heaven in Buddhism is equal Deva realm. Too long explaining to do here. Ksitigarbha Boddhisatva is introduced by Buddha. Of course I know Nirvana is escape from the endless rebirth. The basic tht most people mention is six realm and people understood it.

@goodwinsmart That is partially true, regarding the aim of Buddhism. Pure Land Buddhism does not abide by the teachings of Buddha. (I can show many important scriptural passages which contradict the teachings and practices of Pure Land.) It is an offshoot sect which has deviated so far from Buddha's original teachings, I'd hesitate to call it Buddhism.

Not to mention, you didn't even know that the heaven realms were part of samsaric existence. The escape from samsara is Nirvana, NOT one of the multiple heaven/deva realms. Also, it's not 6, it's 31 realms of existence sectioned in 4 categories; the "state of depravation," the "sensuous world," the "fine-material world," and the "immaterial world" which are correlated with the jnanas, or the states of consciousness.

@goodwinsmart You fail. That sutra is not spoken by Buddha and it's not part of the Pali Canon. The sutra is explicitly attributed to Ksitigarbha, a bodhisattva, NOT Buddha. Also, you confuse what I said. I didn't say heaven/hell are rarely mentioned in Buddhism, I said rarely mentioned in scripture. Also, I only care about Buddha's doctrine, not some bodhisattva who came after Buddha. Buddha didn't really mention the realms, except as states of consciousness (as seen in Abhidhamma).

@BTNH24 The ultimate aim of Buddhism, it is to be out of the cycle of rebirth and extinction of all suffering. Pure Land Buddhism teaches an easier method to achieve this though, by chanting Amitabha Buddha's name by the merits of Amitabha Buddha to be reborn in the land of Ultimate Bliss Western Paradise.

@BTNH24 U don't understand Buddhism. Who said heaven and hell is rarely mentioned in Buddhism. Actually nothing u said is true. U know nothing don't write anything here. In Earth Store Buddhisatva sutra there is even description on hell. Heaven in Buddhism is quite different, there is the deva realm. Buddha exhort achieving nirvana which breaks the cycle of rebirth in the 6 realm of existence. In deva realm it is not full liberation from the cycle of rebirth.

@goodwinsmart As a Buddhist, I will inform you that this is false. First of all, heaven or hell are very rarely mentioned at all in scripture, and when they are referred to, they are correlated with mental states by explicitly stating that X realm is the realm of X consciousness. And no, breaking the cycle of samsara is not heaven. As a matter of fact, the multiple heaven and hell realms are part of samsara which are supposed to be broken away from. Nothing you said is really true.

But if you're a Hindu, muslim, bhuddist you REALLy believe that your religion makes the most plausible claim to be the one true religion.... and you are back to square one. I know many of each religion. They are ALL sincere and honest. On what UNIVERSALLY AGREED standard can I know which is correct? No, each religion has its own verification built in to EXCLUDE other faiths. I like the idea of muslim gravity being 'different' from hindu gravity etc... only rationality crosses this divide.

No, it doesn’t: 1- If you want to receive eternal life, keep the commandments. (Jesus Christ Matthew 19:17). 2- Torah: Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD. 3- Gospel: Mark 12:29 Jesus answered, "The foremost is, 'HEAR, O ISRAEL! THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD. 4- Quran: 112:1 Say: He is Allah the One and Only. God law is clear, the same law from Adam to Muhammad, Trinity brakes the law and leads to Hell, follow Jesus Christ commandments if you want to be saved.

This guy is an idiot. He does not understand Buddhism at all. Buddhism is the only religion in harmony with science therefore it can be the only one that is true.

His problem is that he sees the truth on a religion, forgetting that the ultimate truth isn't on a religion, but in God, indeed, which is The Truth.

You say Islam and Buddhism contradicts each other, so they cannot all be true. The same goes for Christianity too. Christianity and Buddhism also contradicts each other. Christianity also contradict science. But Buddhism does not even contradict science. A lot of things Buddha said 5,000 over year ago actually correspond with science. You know nothing because from what you say I know that you don't study Buddhism.

Watching your video make me understand you are talking a lot of nonsense. You haven't study Buddhism. Who say sin is an illusion in Buddhism? Buddhism talks about karma, they are more afraid of sinning. The world is eternal in Buddhism? Buddha said our present world had undergone destruction before and recreated again. Buddhism there is no soul? Then what gets reincarnated? Confucianism mind you, it is not a religion, it is a teaching on moral conduct. Confucius is a philosopher.

William Lane Craig is good at defending his faith, but at the end of the day, he's still claiming to know things he can't know. This is utter horse ****.

I would like to correct this. Buddhism is true that it is a non theism religion but there is a hell. As to heaven it is a break from samsara of all the cycle of rebirth in the 6 realms of existence and no longer being bind by the power of karma. Buddhism emphasis the break from all suffering and that to be continually be reborn is suffering.

Sorry, Dr. Craig, but most college sophmores don't say "All religions are correct". Actually, they say "All religions are hogwash"

You guys really should see he debating muslins and so forth..

LOOK AT THE BRIGHT SIDE,,,ALL RELIGIONS HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON..THE'RE ALL BULL****

Did he misrepresent Buddhism?

@Strikesnake1994 "so his arguement for christianity is that he believes there is a personal god, and he also believes in Jesus. but not mohammed, or hercules? can anybody else see the problem here? " I see aprob with your pre-supposition YES! nice try though