atheism
Knowledge and Certainty: Can You Know that God Exists?
Do you have to be absolutely certain about something like “God exists” before you can say that you actually know it? Christians who talk about the evidence for God sometimes get frustrated when skeptics challenge a basic premise like “everything that begins to exist has a cause,” by saying that we haven’t explored the entire universe […]
The New Atheism and the Problem of Evil
THE TABLE BRIEFING The New Atheism and the Problem of Evil BY DARRELL L. BOCK AND MIKEL DEL ROSARIO FORMAT: PDF SOURCE: BIBLIOTHECA SACRA,171 (October-December 2014): 472-77 THIS PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLE ON THE NEW ATHEISM IS PART OF THE TABLE BRIEFING SERIES. ©2014 BY DALLAS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. USED BY PERMISSION. Download PDF INTRODUCTION The 9/11 Terrorist attack on New York and Washington, […]
Evil, Suffering, and the Evidence for God
Evil, Suffering and Evidence for God On November 13, 2015, coordinated terrorist attacks rocked Paris, France: A shooting rampage, explosions, and a mass hostage-taking that left over 100 people dead and over 300 more badly injured; people who went out to see a band, a soccer game, grab a bite to eat or just enjoy the evening. The Islamic State claimed responsibility […]
Atheism and Evil in the Name of God
Evil in the Name of God I recently saw an animated short created by an atheist on YouTube. In this video, a bunch of theists were trying to tell an atheist about God. But then the theists began to threaten each other with weapons and argue over whose religion was right! Not surprisingly, the atheist character came […]
What Everyone Should Know About The Problem of Evil
The Problem of Evil Over the past couple of years, I've heard from hundreds of high school and college students who say that the number one challenge to the existence of God is the evil and suffering we see in the world. But how well does the problem of evil really argue for the atheist conclusion? Does […]