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== Atheism and its problem of evil ==

== Atheism and its problem of evil ==

[[File:Safarti3.jpg|alt=evolutionary theory opponent|thumb|200px|right|[[Jonathan Sarfati]] is a scientist at [[Creation Ministries International]]. He co-wrote the book ''Christianity For Skeptics''.<ref>[http://creation.com/skeptics_tour/ Christianity For Skeptics tour]</ref>]]

[[File:Safarti3.jpg|alt=evolutionary theory opponent|thumb|200px|left|[[Jonathan Sarfati]] is a scientist at [[Creation Ministries International]]. He co-wrote the book ''Christianity For Skeptics''.<ref>[http://creation.com/skeptics_tour/ Christianity For Skeptics tour]</ref>]]

[[Creation Ministries International]]'s article on atheism declares:

[[Creation Ministries International]]'s article on atheism declares:

{{cquote|Imagine considering the problem of evil and (illogically) concluding that God does not exist—what happens next? Well, you look around the world again and notice that evil still exists and now you do not even have God to blame. Rejecting God does nothing about evil. Thus, atheism does nothing about evil. Of course it does nothing—it cannot do anything and is not supposed to do anything. Atheism is merely an idea and thus, has no volition by which to do anything at all. Indeed, and that is just the point: atheism is an idea, but God is a being who can and does various things about evil: God can condemn it absolutely, God can make provision for redeeming evil, God can abolish evil.

{{cquote|Imagine considering the problem of evil and (illogically) concluding that God does not exist—what happens next? Well, you look around the world again and notice that evil still exists and now you do not even have God to blame. Rejecting God does nothing about evil. Thus, atheism does nothing about evil. Of course it does nothing—it cannot do anything and is not supposed to do anything. Atheism is merely an idea and thus, has no volition by which to do anything at all. Indeed, and that is just the point: atheism is an idea, but God is a being who can and does various things about evil: God can condemn it absolutely, God can make provision for redeeming evil, God can abolish evil.