Atheism

Atheism Atheism prohibits every imaginable mechanism whereby rational justification is possible. Truth claims from atheists demand that there is no sovereign rational author of the universe. No one exists who has authority over the universe. No one exists who is justified in claiming that the entire universe is, And always will be, Non-contradictory. No person can guarantee these things. Therefore, By whatever random mechanism the bizarre and groundless notion of a non-contradictory universe got into our heads to begin with, That initial assumption of ours is necessarily irrational. All our conclusions are based upon this rationally unjustified starting point, Making all of our conclusions rationally unjustified, Or irrational. If our initial assumptions about reality don't find their origin in a rational sovereign author of the universe, They are rationally unjustified. In other words, If there is no sovereign rational author of the universe, If the claims of atheism are accurate, Then all human conclusions are irrational or without reason. "But what about observable evidence? " one may ask. In the example of the man hitting the brake pedal, He couldn't absolutely guarantee that would work, Yet he was rationally justified in believing it would. Here, No one can guarantee that the universe is non-contradictory, But can't we still be rationally justified in believing that it is, Just like the man with the brake pedal? Surely, Even if we initially believe in the complete universality of the law of non-contradiction without having any rational justification for our initial belief (a claim no atheist could rationally dispute), Our present-day usage of that belief can be justified after-the-fact by observing the world around us and recognizing the non-contradictory nature of things, Can't it? The more we observe non contradictory behavior, Surely the more justification we have for asserting the universality of the rule. This inductive argument could be described as follows: 1. We would expect that in a non-contradictory universe we would never find any true contradiction. 2. Thus far, We have never found any true contradiction. 3. Therefore, We rationally conclude that the universe is most probably non-contradictory. But note that points (1) and (2) can only be meaningfully accepted if we first presuppose that the universe is invariantly non-contradictory, Making the argument wholly circular in all its points. While circular arguments can be perfectly valid, This one is still founded upon an indisputably irrational starting point, The unjustified initial assumption of non-contradiction. The admitted irrationality of the foundation upon which the circular argument is built negates all possibility of rationality in the conclusion. The man with the faulty brake pedal believeD what he believed as a result of meaningful experience, And was therefore justified. On the other hand, We consider our experiences meaningful as a result of our belief in the law of non-contradiction, Not the other way around. It is the exact reverse of the brake pedal example. The atheist has put the cart before the horse. To see what I mean, Let's assume for a moment that the universe is not bound by the law of non-contradiction. Let's assume that contradictions are perfectly acceptable statements of truth. There would then be no reason to reject the following argument: 1. We would expect that in a non-contradictory universe we would never find any true contradiction. 2. Thus far, We have never found any true contradiction. 3. Therefore, We rationally conclude that the universe is full of contradictions. "Wait, That doesn't make any sense! " you shout. The conclusion contradicts the premises-it can't be right! Remember when we formulated the above argument we assumed contradictions could be acceptable statements of truth. The only way the conclusion above could possibly be meaningfully rejected is if we presuppose that the universe is non-contradictory before we even attempt the argument, And since, Under atheistic premises, We have absolutely no rational justification for making that initial assumption about the universe before observing it, The entire process, And indeed inductive inference itself, Is reduced to meaningless irrationality. There is, Under atheism, No greater reason to prefer the coherent conclusion then to prefer the incoherent one. They are equally unjustified. In short, The absence of any universal and invariant rational authority under atheistic premises demands a lack of rational justification for any kind of universal or invariant claim. If God doesn't exist, We simply cannot think. This nonsense can be described via the following deductive syllogism: 1. Conclusions are irrational if they are built upon unjustified premises. 2. Under atheism, All of our conclusions are built upon unjustified initial premises. 3. Under atheism, All of our conclusions are irrational. This, Of course, Does not mean that everything an atheist says is wrong or false; rather, It means that his worldview cannot justify rationality. When we say that atheism renders everything meaningless, We are not simply referring to some kind of greater purpose in life that appears to be lacking under atheism, Or some kind of eternal value that we hope and wish humans had that seems absent without some kind of God. No, Indeed, Atheism renders every sentence meaningless. Every word. Every thought. Absolutely every concept. The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God. " They are corrupt, And have done abominable iniquity; there is none who does good (Psalm 53:1). The religion of atheism is nothing new. The godly have dealt with it since sin took a foothold in a fallen world. King David dealt with it in the Old Testament; the Apostle Paul dealt with it in the New Testament when he argued against the the atheistic Epicureans in Acts 17. Professor Richard Dawkins, A well-known atheist and former professor at Oxford University in England, Openly argues against gods-especially the Christian God-and claims he doesn't believe in the God of the Bible. Nor does he believe in the Easter Bunny, Dionysus (an alleged Greek god), Or the Tooth Fairy! Although, Dawkins gets nervous about being critical of the Allah of the Koran. Interestingly enough, Dr. Dawkins doesn't spend his energy and effort arguing against the Easter Bunny, Dionysus, Or the Tooth Fairy. Instead, He has spent much of his life writing books and articles and offering interviews and commentary arguing against the God of the Bible. Why the inconsistency? Have you ever stopped to think about why Dr. Dawkins and other professing atheist spend so much of their waking hours arguing against God's existence? It is because in his heart of hearts (innermost part of his mind) Dr. Dawkins knows God exists and he is trying to suppress that knowledge and justify his denial of the obvious. It is an easy task to let go of the alleged existence of the Easter bunny, Tooth Fairy, And so on. But the god of the Bible is not so easily cast aside. And there are good reasons. Romans 1:18-25 says For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, Who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, Because what may be known of God is manifest in them, For God has shown it to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, Being understood by the things that are made, Even His eternal power and Godhead, So that they are without excuse, Because, Although they knew God, They did not glorify him as God, Nor were thankful, But became futile in their thoughts, And their foolish hearts were darkened. Professing to be wise, They became fools, And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things. Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, In the lusts of their hearts, To dishonor their bodies among themselves, Who exchanged the truth of God for the light, And worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, Who is blessed forever. Amen. The Bible gives a consistent witness to the fact that God's existence as the eternal and divine Creator is obvious from the creation He has made, Including man himself. He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, Except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end (Ecclesiastes 3:11). Who show the work of the Lord written in their hearts, Their conscience also bearing witness, And between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them (Romans 2:15). The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world (Psalm 19:1-4). Dr. Dawkins and others are trying to suppress their knowledge of God, Which God has made evident to them. However, They cannot escape it, So they do what they can to hide from it, Seeking to justify that God doesn't exist - with bold, Yet bad, Arguments no less. But there is no escaping that fact that God exists. Next we will see why this is significant.