The Way Matt Sees It

…And Why They Fail There are many arguments Atheists use against God’s existence, especially when considering the Christian faith.   I have chosen what I believe to be the top 5 most compelling arguments for the atheist side.   I find these the most difficult to wrestle with and hardest to answer, and also the ones the average person will use.   While there are other arguments concerning specifics of Christianity, they are not included in this post. THE UNBIASED PERSPECTIVE Assuming that God doesn’t exist as the “default” view is in fact coming from a wrong and biased perspective.   It’s like assuming a person is guilty and sentencing them to jail without looking at the evidence for and against his innocence.   The right perspective is to instead ask:             For what reasons should I believe in God?             For what reasons...

We’re looking at several philosophical arguments for God’s existence.  First we looked at the Cosmological Argument, showing that God is the best explanation for the cause of the universe.  Next we will look at the Moral Argument: God is the best explanation for the existence of objective moral values and duties. Remember what we said about argumentation: a “good” argument is a series of statements, or premises, that lead to a conclusion.   These premises must be logically sound (the conclusion follows the premises by the rules of logic), and its premises are true.   Along with this, it must be shown that there is good reason to believe that what this argument is stating is true. DEFINE THE TERMS First we need to define what we mean by “objective moral values and duties.” Objective as opposed to Subjective .   Objective means that they exist independent of opinions, belief systems, etc.   Subjective means they are dependent on these thin...

This is just a thought I had recently.  In Colossians (currently my favorite book of the Bible, tied with Hebrews), Paul writes: “My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.  I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments,” (Colossians 2:2-4). This passage is LOADED with information, but I just had a simple thought to myself.  Paul states that all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden in Christ .  He says this so that the Colossians won’t be deceived by “fine-sounding” or “persuasive” arguments. There is a simple truth Paul is getting at:  Knowing CHRIST is the answer to persuasive arguments. I am a huge proponent of knowing what you believe, and I think a large part of that...