A Short Commentary on Atheism

Excellent questions were brought up in a recent debate I watched between Christopher Hitchens and Alister McGrath. The monologue between the two brilliant men was fascinating. I think apologetics is an absolutely fundamental necessity for anyone who claims to be a Christian. Asking questions isn't just for those who doubt- it's for everyone. We are a naturally questioning species, aren't we? An unanswered question is seen by most humans as false until proven true. Science has been both kind and unhelpful to people trying to prove the existence of God. Today there are still some questions we can't answer. Frankly, I enjoy believing in a God whose existence cannot be wholly proved by science.

I'm always trying to convince people to watch this British series that comes on PBS every Spring called, "Masterpiece Theatre." I am obsessed with it. Every Spring they air various classic stories by famous authors like Charles Dickens, Emily Bronte, Jane Austen, etc. But watching a British show about people in top hats and mutton chops just doesn't interest most people in 2012 unfortunately. From the outside, it looks like a weird show. And let's be honest- not everyone is going to get into it. I can make it sound as exciting as possible, but not until somebody actually sits down one Sunday night and watches it, are they going to believe me.

Belief in God is the same. I can wear myself out with science and history and logic and probability, but unless you go off and do your own research, my efforts are in vain.

That is why "arguments" for what you believe are most often harmful and unnecessary. If you want to argue your opinions through the written word, I highly recommend the comments section of YouTube videos! haha.

When I became a Christian in the fourth grade- I certainly didn't know anything about Christian apologetics. I had child-like faith. I believed because I wanted Jesus. I wanted the gift he was offering. Christians before science lived the same way. They believed because they experienced God. I'm so profoundly convinced there is a God, that even if it turns out he isn't real, I don't think I'd regret living like he was real. While atheists will say my belief in a god that created me and loves me is "wishful thinking," the same must also be said for unbelief.
May those who seek, find.