Is there no justice in God? The following article and title were taken from the CARM discussion boards[fn]http://www.christiandiscussionforums.org/v/showthread.php?p=1357682#poststop[/fn] by an atheist named HRG who argues against the idea of divine justice. It...
I received the following paragraph in an e-mail. It was copied from a post by an atheist on a discussion board. I have reproduced the paragraph and then attempted to show how the atheist's complaints about God are invalid. To do this, I will dissect the paragraph...
The second law of thermodynamics states that the amount of energy in a system that is available to do work is decreasing. Entropy increases as available energy decreases. In other words, the purely natural tendency of things is to move toward chaos--not order; and...
This debate, from the CARM discussion boards, occurred in July/August of 2002. The topic of the debate was "Is Atheism True?" The debate was between me (Matt Slick) and an atheist whose nickname on the discussion boards was TinyCrabbieThingie, which I will...
Most Christians mean well when they defend their faith. But too often, many make fundamental errors when dialoguing with atheists. We need to make as few errors as possible - not simply to win an argument but to help the atheist come to a saving relationship with the...
The following are examples of mistakes I've seen atheists make when dialoguing with Christians. They are important to know for both sides so better dialogue might take place. First of all, the atheist must realize that making these mistakes lessens his credibility...
Some might think that atheists would be content with simply not believing in God and leave the theists to themselves. After all, if God doesn't exist, then what's the big deal? Why not let the theists believe in God the way a child believes in the tooth...
The answer to this question is a definite "Yes." Atheists are people who, whether they like it or not, have the law of God written on their hearts (Rom. 2:15). They are subject to the same laws of our country (or other countries in which they live), and they have a...
Okay, so the title of this article is a bit provocative. But, I wanted to get your attention. You see, I got the idea for this article after attending the 33rd annual atheist convention in Seattle, Washington, in April of 2007. It was a very interesting experience,...
The word atheism comes from the negative a which means ‘no,’ and theos which means ‘god.’ Hence, atheism in the most basic terms means ‘no god.’ Atheism is the lack of belief in a god and/or the belief that there is no god. By contrast, theism is the belief that...