Atheism is a denial of God (yes, even those who lack belief in God are denying him). With such denial, atheists tend to appeal to science when determining truth about the world. When it comes to morality, they are subjective and/or adopt the ethics of society. But...
When a person says that he does not see any convincing evidence for God's existence, he is appealing to his subjective experience and opinions for validating God's existence. Think about it. Whatever someone might present as evidence for God's existence must be...
Questions for atheists on morality being based on reducing harm VALIDATE THE NO-HARM STANDARD If you, as an atheist, say that what is morally good is that which reduces overall harm, then on what basis do you validate that assertion as being a proper moral standard?...
I received an e-mail from someone who said an atheist had attempted to refute this paper. I have reproduced the paper and answered the atheist's "refutations." His comments are in brown, and my comments are in green. The original paper is, of course, in black. There...
Epicurus was a Greek philosopher who was born in Athens, Greece in the third century BC. He taught that the purpose of life was to obtain tranquility and peace with the avoidance of pain and suffering. The following four statements are attributed to him. They are...
Atheists often raise the objection to God's existence by talking about suffering in the world. They ask why there is suffering if God is good and all-powerful. Couldn't he stop it if he wanted to? Well, the fact is that God made the world without suffering. He made...
Yes, God could make a world without suffering. In fact, He already did when He made the world before it fell into sin. Adam and Eve were living in the Garden of Eden in a world where there was no suffering, no murder, and no lying. But when they rebelled against God,...
Do atheists hate the God they don't believe in? People behave according to what they believe, not what they don't believe. When an atheist says God doesn't exist, or denies him, or works hard to disprove His existence, he is behaving in a manner that is consistent...
Questions for Atheists, part 2 The first set of questions was in the form of a SURVEY that you can take. It is for atheists. What makes something moral? Do you have any objective moral standard, or are all your morals subjective? Do any actions automatically have...
Many atheists and scientists assert that morality is derived from our genetic makeup. In other words, morality is a product of genetic encoding. They sometimes reason that individuals who behave in a way that aids survival will pass on their genes. For example, if a...