Does God Exist? Debate Event

Sitting on the balcony of the Central Hall, Westminster, the auditorium is practically packed to capacity though people are still spilling into the room. The audiences’ hum of anticipation and curiosity as they await the speakers and prepare to take heed to the questions, answers, arguments and retaliations that will be presented by both speakers during the debate. 7.35pm promptly the speakers mount the stage, to the silencing murmurs of the audience which then instantly ruptures into roars of applauds from those who are ready to hear from the speakers.

Radio 4’s John Humphrys enters with two distinguished gentlemen, William Lane Craig and Lewis Wolpert. As the applauds simmer down, he begins by welcoming the audience and questions to find out the amount of people who believe in God and those who don’t. At least 90% of the audience had a belief in God.

The debate set out is specified by Humphrys and Lane Craig begins the debate specifying why he has such a steadfast belief in God. Followed after by Wolpert’s argument. The debate is set out firstly with a 10-minute argument from each speaker, continuing with seven minutes then five minutes.

Arguments from either side of the stage were recieved by the audience, along with the humerous jokes that both Lane Craig and Wolpert provided to lighten the mood and enhance their debate topics, which were strengthened as both debaters refer to the arguments of their opposer to conclude their own argument.

The evening ended with a round up and summerising quiestions provided by Humphrys to both Lane Craig and Wolpert; though a define decision was not met by the end of the meeting and both debaters held firmly to their initial view points.

By 9.30 the auditorium continues to clear out, as the crowds leave with buzzing view points running through their minds and provide words of thought which the audiences much like the debaters can meditate upon for the coming events and beyond.