In 1968, H.J. McCloskey wrote an article titled “On Being an Atheist”. McCloskey used this article to explain his arguments against the existence of God. As an atheist, McCloskey believes that there are no proofs that God exists or that the universe was created. For the Christian this is the basis for everything they believe. While there is no way of proving definitively that a creator exists, Christians have a responsibility to be knowledgeable and ready to give a response to these arguments. Defending the Christian faith is an important part of being a Christian. This paper is a response to McCloskey’s article.
McCloskey opens his article with the argument that since theists cannot prove that God exists that all arguments should be abandoned. While there are no concrete, absolute proofs that God exists, the arguments used by theists …show more content…
This is the cosmological argument. The theist refutes that if something exists then there must exist the one who created it, so there must be a creator. This does not prove that God exists, it only proves that some necessary being exists. Even a big bang that resulted in the creation of the universe had to have been started by someone. The fact that there are creatures in the world that do not know how they came into existence is an indication that some being must have been there in order to cause their existence or else, these creatures would not be in existence since the trail could not be infinite(Evans and Manis 73). According to Evans and Manis final paragraph on page 77, McCloskey could be right that the cosmological argument, “does not entitle us to postulate an all-powerful, all-perfect, uncaused cause,” (McCloskey 51). If a person believes that someone created everything, then they must find out who that someone is. This leads to the logical next step of seeking out knowledge of
McCloskey opens his article with the argument that since theists cannot prove that God exists that all arguments should be abandoned. While there are no concrete, absolute proofs that God exists, the arguments used by theists …show more content…
This is the cosmological argument. The theist refutes that if something exists then there must exist the one who created it, so there must be a creator. This does not prove that God exists, it only proves that some necessary being exists. Even a big bang that resulted in the creation of the universe had to have been started by someone. The fact that there are creatures in the world that do not know how they came into existence is an indication that some being must have been there in order to cause their existence or else, these creatures would not be in existence since the trail could not be infinite(Evans and Manis 73). According to Evans and Manis final paragraph on page 77, McCloskey could be right that the cosmological argument, “does not entitle us to postulate an all-powerful, all-perfect, uncaused cause,” (McCloskey 51). If a person believes that someone created everything, then they must find out who that someone is. This leads to the logical next step of seeking out knowledge of