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*[http://fidedubitandum.wordpress.com/2013/04/18/atheism-and-the-inability-to-think/ Atheism and the Inability to Think]
*[http://fidedubitandum.wordpress.com/2013/04/18/atheism-and-the-inability-to-think/ Atheism and the Inability to Think]
*[http://www.apologetics315.com/2012/11/book-review-cs-lewiss-dangerous-idea-in.html Book Review: C.S. Lewis's Dangerous Idea: In Defense of the Argument from Reason by Victor Reppert]
*[http://www.apologetics315.com/2012/11/book-review-cs-lewiss-dangerous-idea-in.html Book Review: C.S. Lewis's Dangerous Idea: In Defense of the Argument from Reason by Victor Reppert]
== Atheism and irrationality ==
[[File:113320508 2b86fdb94a.jpg|thumb|201px|right|A common and legitimate criticism of the [[atheist worldview]] is that [[atheism]] is irrational.<ref>[http://carm.org/cut-atheism Atheism] by Matt Slick
*[http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/cri/cri-jrnl/web/crj0131a.html Putting the Atheist on the Defensive] by Kenneth R. Samples, Christian Research Institute Journal, Fall 1991, and Winter 1992, page 7.
*[http://www.faithstreet.com/onfaith/2012/03/21/atheists-dont-own-reason/10924 Atheists don’t own reason] by Tom Gilson
* [http://www.leaderu.com/truth/1truth11.html Why the Burden of Proof is on the Atheist] by Professor Ralph McInerny
* [http://www.leaderu.com/truth/3truth02.html Theism, Atheism, and Rationality] by [[Alvin Plantinga]]
*''[http://www.voxday.net/mart/TIA_free.pdf The Irrational atheist]: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens by [[Vox Day]], Benbella Books, Dallas, TX, 2008'' , ISBN-10: 1933771364; ISBN-13: 978-1933771366
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A common and legitimate criticism of the [[atheist worldview]] is that [[atheism]] is irrational.<ref>[http://carm.org/cut-atheism Atheism] by Matt Slick
*[http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/cri/cri-jrnl/web/crj0131a.html Putting the Atheist on the Defensive] by Kenneth R. Samples, Christian Research Institute Journal, Fall 1991, and Winter 1992, page 7.
*[http://www.faithstreet.com/onfaith/2012/03/21/atheists-dont-own-reason/10924 Atheists don’t own reason] by Tom Gilson
* [http://www.leaderu.com/truth/1truth11.html Why the Burden of Proof is on the Atheist] by Professor Ralph McInerny
* [http://www.leaderu.com/truth/3truth02.html Theism, Atheism, and Rationality] by [[Alvin Plantinga]]
*''[http://www.voxday.net/mart/TIA_free.pdf The Irrational atheist]: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens by [[Vox Day]], Benbella Books, Dallas, TX, 2008'' , ISBN-10: 1933771364; ISBN-13: 978-1933771366
</ref> In short, atheism is a fundamentally incoherent worldview with a number of inconsistencies.<ref>
*[http://grayknight.hubpages.com/hub/Top-10-Atheist-Inconsistencies 10 atheist inconsistencies]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4K_WZpIkM4 William Lane Craig on Scientific Naturalism] - video
*[http://www.scottmsullivan.com/why-atheism-is-incoherent/ Why atheism is inconsistent] by Dr. Scott Sullivan (podcast), August 19th, 2014
*[http://vimeo.com/102663614 The Summit Lecture Series: Scientific Naturalism Worldview with J.P. Moreland, part 1]
*[http://vimeo.com/103277405 The Summit Lecture Series: Scientific Naturalism with J.P. Moreland, part 2]
*[http://vimeo.com/103865278 The Summit Lecture Series: Scientific Naturalism with J.P. Moreland, part 3]
*[http://vimeo.com/105068126 The Summit Lecture Series: Scientific Naturalism Worldview with J.P. Moreland, part 4]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6cTlDn4PiU The Incoherence of Atheism] - video by [[Ravi Zacharias]]
*[http://justandsinner.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-incoherence-of-atheism.html The incoherence of atheism]
*[http://ephesians4-15.blogspot.com/2012/11/more-on-inconsistent-atheists.html More on inconsistent atheists]
*''The Atheist's Fatal Flaw: Exposing Conflicting Beliefs'' by [[Norman Geisler]] and Daniel J. McCoy, Baker Publishing Group, June 2014
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== Atheistic worldview cannot account for the laws of logic ==
''See also:'' [[Atheism and logic]] and [[Transcendental argument for the existence of God]]
The atheistic worldview cannot account for the laws of [[logic]] (See: [[Atheism and logic]]).<ref>
*[https://answersingenesis.org/world-religions/atheism/atheism-an-irrational-worldview/ Atheism: An irrational worldview] by Dr. Jason Lisle on October 10, 2007
*[http://carm.org/christian-worldview-atheist-worldview-and-logic The Christian Worldview, the Atheist Worldview, and Logic] by Matt Slick
*[http://answersforhope.org/portfolio_item/can-atheism-coherently-explain-the-laws-of-logic/ Can Atheism Coherently Explain the Laws of Logic?] by Answers for Hope
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1hSx2evTGM The Great Debate: Does God Exist?] (YouTube video) or [http://veritasdomain.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/greg-bahnsen-vs-gordon-stein-the-great-debate/ "The Great Debate: Does God Exist?"] - Dr. [[Greg Bahnsen]] versus Dr. Gordon Stein - Audio of a formal debate between Christian Greg Bahnsen and skeptic Gordon Stein at the University of California, Irvine.</ref>
== Atheist worldview cannot explain consciousness ==
== Atheist worldview cannot explain consciousness ==