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| − | [[File:113320508 2b86fdb94a.jpg|thumb| | + | [[File:113320508 2b86fdb94a.jpg|thumb|250px|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.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.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/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.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 | + | *''[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 1933771364; ISBN 978-1933771366 |
</ref> ]] | </ref> ]] | ||
A common and legitimate criticism of the [[atheist worldview]] is that [[atheism]] is irrational.<ref>[http://carm.org/cut-atheism Atheism] by Matt Slick | A common and legitimate criticism of the [[atheist worldview]] is that [[atheism]] is irrational.<ref>[http://carm.org/cut-atheism Atheism] by Matt Slick | ||
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* [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/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.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 | + | *''[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 1933771364; ISBN 978-1933771366 |
</ref> In short, atheism is a fundamentally incoherent worldview with a number of inconsistencies.<ref> | </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://grayknight.hubpages.com/hub/Top-10-Atheist-Inconsistencies 10 atheist inconsistencies] | ||
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Research indicates that [[atheism|atheists]] are less open-minded (see: [[Atheism and open-mindedness]]). | Research indicates that [[atheism|atheists]] are less open-minded (see: [[Atheism and open-mindedness]]). | ||
| − | + | The atheist [[Luke Muehlhauser]] wrote about [[atheism and dogmatism]]: | |
{{Cquote|...I am reminded every day that we atheists are not particularly more rational than believers... We, too, abandon reason and evidence to support opinions that just 'feel right' to us." | {{Cquote|...I am reminded every day that we atheists are not particularly more rational than believers... We, too, abandon reason and evidence to support opinions that just 'feel right' to us." | ||
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*[https://answersingenesis.org/world-religions/atheism/atheism-an-irrational-worldview/ Atheism: An irrational worldview] by Dr. Jason Lisle on October 10, 2007 | *[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://carm.org/christian-worldview-atheist-worldview-and-logic The Christian Worldview, the Atheist Worldview, and Logic] by Matt Slick | ||
| − | *[http://answersforhope.org | + | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160807221254/http://answersforhope.org/can-atheism-coherently-explain-the-laws-of-logic/ Can Atheism Coherently Explain the Laws of Logic?] by Answers for Hope |
* [https://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> | * [https://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> | ||
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''See also:'' [[Irreligion and superstition]] | ''See also:'' [[Irreligion and superstition]] | ||
| − | [[Image:2384975035_230a0eac30.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:2384975035_230a0eac30.jpg|thumb|right|170px|The [[Wall Street Journal]] reported: "A comprehensive new study released by Baylor University yesterday, shows ...that the irreligious and the members of more liberal Protestant denominations, far from being resistant to [[superstition]], tend to be much more likely to believe in the paranormal and in [[pseudoscience]] than evangelical Christians."<ref>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122178219865054585.html</ref>]] |
In September 2008, the [[Wall Street Journal]] reported: | In September 2008, the [[Wall Street Journal]] reported: | ||
{{cquote|The reality is that the [[New Atheism|New Atheist]] campaign, by discouraging [[religion]], won't create a new group of intelligent, skeptical, enlightened beings. Far from it: It might actually encourage new levels of mass [[superstition]]. And that's not a conclusion to take on faith -- it's what the empirical data tell us. | {{cquote|The reality is that the [[New Atheism|New Atheist]] campaign, by discouraging [[religion]], won't create a new group of intelligent, skeptical, enlightened beings. Far from it: It might actually encourage new levels of mass [[superstition]]. And that's not a conclusion to take on faith -- it's what the empirical data tell us. | ||
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* [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/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.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 | + | *''[http://www.voxday.net/mart/TIA_free.pdf The Irrational atheist]: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens by Vox Day |
*[http://str.typepad.com/weblog/2008/08/naturalisms-hot.html Naturalism's Hot Water] | *[http://str.typepad.com/weblog/2008/08/naturalisms-hot.html Naturalism's Hot Water] | ||
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=== Atheism and inconsistencies === | === Atheism and inconsistencies === | ||
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'''Incoherence/inconsistency of naturalism:''' | '''Incoherence/inconsistency of naturalism:''' | ||
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*[[Atheists and unreasonableness]] | *[[Atheists and unreasonableness]] | ||
*[[Atheism and knowledge]] | *[[Atheism and knowledge]] | ||
| + | *[[Atheism and gullibility|Atheism and naiveté/gullibility]] | ||
*[[Rebuttals to atheist arguments]] | *[[Rebuttals to atheist arguments]] | ||
*[[Atheism and logical fallacies]] | *[[Atheism and logical fallacies]] | ||
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*[[Atheism and postmodernism]] | *[[Atheism and postmodernism]] | ||
*[[Atheism and free will]] | *[[Atheism and free will]] | ||
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*[[Atheism and truth]] | *[[Atheism and truth]] | ||
*[[Atheism and meaninglessness]] | *[[Atheism and meaninglessness]] | ||
*[[Atheism and epistemology]] | *[[Atheism and epistemology]] | ||
| + | *[[Atheism, divorce, addiction, sexual satisfaction, social skills, dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes, and irrationality]] | ||
*[[Christian apologetics websites|Evidence for Christianity]] | *[[Christian apologetics websites|Evidence for Christianity]] | ||
*[[Atheist hypocrisy]] | *[[Atheist hypocrisy]] | ||
*[[Evolution, Liberalism, Atheism, and Irrationality]] | *[[Evolution, Liberalism, Atheism, and Irrationality]] | ||
*[[Causes of atheism]] | *[[Causes of atheism]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[The fool says in his heart, "There is no God."]] |
| + | *[[Conservatism and rationality]] | ||
== Books == | == Books == | ||
*''The Atheist's Fatal Flaw: Exposing Conflicting Beliefs'' by [[Norman Geisler]] and Daniel J. McCoy, Baker Publishing Group, June 2014 | *''The Atheist's Fatal Flaw: Exposing Conflicting Beliefs'' by [[Norman Geisler]] and Daniel J. McCoy, Baker Publishing Group, June 2014 | ||
| − | *''[https://www.amazon.com/The-Irrational-Atheist-Dissecting-Hitchens/dp/1933771364 The Irrational Atheist: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, And Hitchens]'' by | + | *''[https://www.amazon.com/The-Irrational-Atheist-Dissecting-Hitchens/dp/1933771364 The Irrational Atheist: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, And Hitchens]'' by Vox Day, March 11, 2008 |
*''The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success'' by Rodney Stark, September 26, 2006 | *''The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success'' by Rodney Stark, September 26, 2006 | ||
*''C. S. Lewis's Dangerous Idea: In Defense of the Argument from Reason'' by Victor Reppert | *''C. S. Lewis's Dangerous Idea: In Defense of the Argument from Reason'' by Victor Reppert | ||
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*[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/video/2017/jan/25/atheists-youre-not-as-rational-as-you-think-video Atheists: you're not as rational as you think] – video, ''The Guardian'' | *[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/video/2017/jan/25/atheists-youre-not-as-rational-as-you-think-video Atheists: you're not as rational as you think] – video, ''The Guardian'' | ||
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| + | *[https://www.bethinking.org/does-science-disprove-god/the-delusion-of-atheists The Delusions of Atheists] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 15:56, February 19, 2024
A common and legitimate criticism of the atheist worldview is that atheism is irrational.[2] In short, atheism is a fundamentally incoherent worldview with a number of inconsistencies.[3] See also: Atheism and critical thinking
Atheism, irrationality and open-mindedness
See also: Atheism and open-mindedness and Atheism and dogmatism and Atheism and intolerance and Atheism and groupthink
Making intelligent choices using critical thinking often requires open-mindedness and intellectual curiosity.[4]
Research indicates that atheists are less open-minded (see: Atheism and open-mindedness).
The atheist Luke Muehlhauser wrote about atheism and dogmatism:
| “ | ...I am reminded every day that we atheists are not particularly more rational than believers... We, too, abandon reason and evidence to support opinions that just 'feel right' to us."
I was reminded of this a few hundred times during the week when I asked atheists to explain what was wrong with my [July 16, 2010] post. A few people gestured toward a kind of argument, but it was clear they were more interested to condemn me than they were to work through the logic of the ethical issues at play. Most of my critics made little attempt to understand what I had said. Instead, they blatantly misrepresented my stated positions so that they could smear me. Others admitted freely they didn’t care about the arguments involved, they just knew that they knew that they knew I was wrong... [5] |
” |
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).[6]
Atheist worldview cannot explain consciousness
See also: Origin of human consciousness and Atheism and transhumanism and Atheism and cryonics
The atheist worldview cannot explain the existence of consciousness either and the theistic worldview can offer a reasonable explanation.[7]
Atheist advocates of mind uploading (Mind uploading is the notion that someday mankind may be able to scan and upload their minds to computer storage mediums) are often strong advocates of cryonics as well (See also: Atheism and cryonics).[8] Mind uploading is not a feasible hypothesis (See: Atheism and transhumanism).[9]
Naturalism is incompatible with reason
See also: Atheism and reason and Causes of atheism and Atheist mindset
If naturalism is true, then we ought not to trust our capacity for reason for the human brain would be a byproduct of blind/unintelligent natural forces. [10] Naturalism and reason are incompatible.[11] Therefore, believing in naturalism is self-defeating.
Irreligion and superstition
See also: Irreligion and superstition
The Wall Street Journal reported: "A comprehensive new study released by Baylor University yesterday, shows ...that the irreligious and the members of more liberal Protestant denominations, far from being resistant to superstition, tend to be much more likely to believe in the paranormal and in pseudoscience than evangelical Christians."[12]
In September 2008, the Wall Street Journal reported:
| “ | The reality is that the New Atheist campaign, by discouraging religion, won't create a new group of intelligent, skeptical, enlightened beings. Far from it: It might actually encourage new levels of mass superstition. And that's not a conclusion to take on faith -- it's what the empirical data tell us.
"What Americans Really Believe," a comprehensive new study released by Baylor University yesterday, shows that traditional Christian religion greatly decreases belief in everything from the efficacy of palm readers to the usefulness of astrology. It also shows that the irreligious and the members of more liberal Protestant denominations, far from being resistant to superstition, tend to be much more likely to believe in the paranormal and in pseudoscience than evangelical Christians.... This is not a new finding. In his 1983 book "The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener," skeptic and science writer Martin Gardner cited the decline of traditional religious belief among the better educated as one of the causes for an increase in pseudoscience, cults and superstition. He referenced a 1980 study published in the magazine Skeptical Inquirer that showed irreligious college students to be by far the most likely to embrace paranormal beliefs, while born-again Christian college students were the least likely.[13] |
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For more information, please see: Irreligion and superstition
Atheists commonly use logical fallacies in their arguments
Atheists commonly use logical fallacies in their arguments.[14]
One of the most common logical fallacies atheists, agnostics and evolutionists employ is the fallacy of exclusion. For example, the evolutionist Dr. Scott Todd, an immunologist at Kansas State University, wrote: "Even if all the data point to an intelligent designer, such an hypothesis is excluded from science because it is not naturalistic".[15] See: Methodological naturalism and Atheism and naturalistic intelligence
List of logical fallacies that atheists commonly commit: Atheism and logical fallacies
Debates and the lack of confidence of atheists
See also: Atheism debates
Despite atheists commonly adopting pretentious monikers such as rationalist, freethinker and brights (see: Atheism and arrogance), in recent years there has been a number of conspicuous examples of atheists showing a reluctance to intellectually defend atheism in formal debate (see: Atheism and cowardice).
As far as atheists lacking confidence, in 2010, Professor Eric Kaufmann, who specializes in religion/irreligion/demographics/politics, wrote:
| “ | Worldwide, the march of religion can probably only be reversed by a renewed, self-aware secularism. Today, it appears exhausted and lacking in confidence... Secularism's greatest triumphs owe less to science than to popular social movements like nationalism, socialism and 1960s anarchist-liberalism. Ironically, secularism's demographic deficit means that it will probably only succeed in the twenty-first century if it can create a secular form of 'religious' enthusiasm."[16] | ” |
Contents
- 1 Atheism, irrationality and open-mindedness
- 2 Atheistic worldview cannot account for the laws of logic
- 3 Atheist worldview cannot explain consciousness
- 4 Naturalism is incompatible with reason
- 5 Irreligion and superstition
- 6 Atheists commonly use logical fallacies in their arguments
- 7 Debates and the lack of confidence of atheists
- 8 Irrationality of the atheism and the logic of belief in the existence of God
- 8.1 Atheism and the laws of logic
- 8.2 Transcendental argument for the existence of God
- 8.3 Existence of the universe
- 8.4 Existence of consciousness
- 8.5 C.S. Lewis's argument for reason and for the irrationality of materialism
- 8.6 Atheism and inconsistencies
- 8.7 Logic and theism/creation
- 8.8 Common logical fallacies that atheists employ
- 8.9 Videos
- 9 Incoherence of atheism
- 10 Brain studies of atheists
- 11 See also
- 12 Books
- 13 External links
- 14 References
Irrationality of the atheism and the logic of belief in the existence of God
General articles:
- Atheism by Matt Slick
- Putting the Atheist on the Defensive by Kenneth R. Samples, Christian Research Institute Journal
- Atheism is more rational?
- Atheists don’t own reason by Tom Gilson
- Christianity as progress: A review of The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success by Rodney Stark
- Why the Burden of Proof is on the Atheist by Professor Ralph McInerny
- Theism, Atheism, and Rationality by Alvin Plantinga
- The Irrational atheist: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens by Vox Day
- Naturalism's Hot Water
Atheism and the laws of logic
- Atheism: An irrational worldview by Dr. Jason Lisle
- The Christian Worldview, the Atheist Worldview, and Logic by Matt Slick
- Can Atheism Coherently Explain the Laws of Logic? by Answers for Hope
Transcendental argument for the existence of God
Dr. Greg Bahnsen became known as "the man atheists fear most" due to Michael Martin's cancellation of their scheduled debate.[17]
See also: Transcendental argument for the existence of God
- What is the transcendental argument for the existence of God?
- Responses to Atheist Philosopher, Michael Martin
- Naturalism Defeated A recent transcendental argument by Alvin Plantinga.
- Derrida, Van Til and the Metaphysics of Postmodernism An appraisal of Postmodernism, specifically Deconstruction, in light of Van Til by Jacob Gabriel Hale.
- The Transcendental Argument for God's Existence by Michael Butler.
- The Transcendental Argument for the Existence of God by Matt Slick.
Debates on the transcendental argument for the existence of God
- "The Great Debate: Does God Exist?" or The Great Debate: Does God Exist? (YouTube video) - 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.
- The Martin-Frame Debate A written debate between skeptic Michael Martin and Christian John Frame on the transcendental argument for the existence of God.
- "Is Non-Christian Thought Futile?" A written debate between Christian Doug Jones and skeptics Keith Parsons and Michael Martin in Antithesis magazine (vol. 2, no. 4).
"The heavens are telling of the glory of God. And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands." (Psalm 19:1 NASB)
Existence of the universe
Argument from contingency
Existence of consciousness
- The Argument from Consciousness for the Existence of God by John Piippo
- Consciousness: One of Atheism's Irresolvable Problems by John Piippo
- The enigmatic human brain
- The human brain: The most complex structure in the universe
Mind uploading: Wishful atheist thinking
Mind uploading is the notion that someday mankind may be able to scan and upload their minds to mechanical storage mediums. Mind loading is not feasible. According to the Oxford University philosopher Nick Bostrum, the notion that one can upload one's mind into into mechanical storage mediums has its roots in atheistic/secular humanism and evolutionary ideologies.[18] The atheist, evolutionist and eugenicist Julian Huxley coined the term transhumanism.[19] See: Atheism and transhumanism
Information on the unfeasibility of mind uploading:
- Against Naive Uploadism: Memory, Consciousness, and Synaptic Homeostasis, Seth Weisberg, H+ Magazine, May 6, 2011
- Why Transhumanism Won't Work, The New Atlantis, June 10, 2010
- Will we ever be able to upload our minds to a computer?
- You Might Never Upload Your Brain Into a Computer by George Dvorsky posted at 4/17/13 12:02pm at io9.com
- What's the Likelihood of the Singularity? Part Two: Uploading the Brain by Alex Knapp, Forbes, 6/24/2011
C.S. Lewis's argument for reason and for the irrationality of materialism
- C.S. Lewis' argument from reason
- C.S. Lewis and the Argument from Reason by Jay W. Richards, November 25, 2013
- C.S. Lewis and Materialism by John G. West
- C.S. Lewis On The Validity of Reasoning
- C.S. Lewis on Rationality and Materialism
- Atheism and the Inability to Think
- Book Review: C.S. Lewis's Dangerous Idea: In Defense of the Argument from Reason by Victor Reppert
Atheism and inconsistencies
Incoherence/inconsistency of naturalism:
4 part series by Dr. J.P. Moreland
- Scientific Naturalism with J.P. Moreland, part 1
- Scientific Naturalism with J.P. Moreland, part 2
- Scientific Naturalism with J.P. Moreland, part 3
- Scientific Naturalism with J.P. Moreland, part 4
Articles relating to postmodernism and non-theistic Buddhism
Logic and theism/creation
- Loving God with all your mind: Logic and creation by Jonathan D. Sarfati
- Who created God: It's an illogical question by Dr. Don Batten
- If God created the universe, then who created God? by Jonathan D. Sarfati
- Rules of the game by Dr. Carl Wieland
Common logical fallacies that atheists employ
- Fallacies everyone should know - Pastor Chilton explains various logical fallacies and gives some examples of atheists using them
Videos
- Proof atheism is madness - this is hilarious!!
- Ex-Atheist conquers atheist experience show exposing the madness of atheism
- Atheist Matt Dillahunty proves atheism is madness
- Atheism is Irrational - The Crazy Atheists Compilation
Incoherence of atheism
See also: Atheism and incoherency
- Why atheism is incoherent by Dr. Scott M. Sullivan
- The logical incoherency of atheist Sam Harris by William Lane Craig
Brain studies of atheists
Brain researchers have conducted a number of studies focusing on the differences between atheists and the religious. See: Atheism and the brain
See also: Atheism and the brain
Brain researchers have conducted a number of studies focusing on the differences between atheists and the religious (see: Atheism and the brain).
See also
- Atheism and reason
- Atheists and unreasonableness
- Atheism and knowledge
- Atheism and naiveté/gullibility
- Rebuttals to atheist arguments
- Atheism and logical fallacies
- Atheism and critical thinking
- Atheism and postmodernism
- Atheism and free will
- Atheism and truth
- Atheism and meaninglessness
- Atheism and epistemology
- Atheism, divorce, addiction, sexual satisfaction, social skills, dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes, and irrationality
- Evidence for Christianity
- Atheist hypocrisy
- Evolution, Liberalism, Atheism, and Irrationality
- Causes of atheism
- The fool says in his heart, "There is no God."
- Conservatism and rationality
Books
- The Atheist's Fatal Flaw: Exposing Conflicting Beliefs by Norman Geisler and Daniel J. McCoy, Baker Publishing Group, June 2014
- The Irrational Atheist: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, And Hitchens by Vox Day, March 11, 2008
- The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success by Rodney Stark, September 26, 2006
- C. S. Lewis's Dangerous Idea: In Defense of the Argument from Reason by Victor Reppert
- C. S. Lewis and the Crisis of a Christian by Gregory S. Cootsona, September 26, 2014
External links
- Theism, Atheism, and Rationality by Alvin Plantinga
- Atheists: you're not as rational as you think – video, The Guardian
References
- ↑ Atheism by Matt Slick
- Putting the Atheist on the Defensive by Kenneth R. Samples, Christian Research Institute Journal, Fall 1991, and Winter 1992, page 7.
- Atheists don’t own reason by Tom Gilson
- Why the Burden of Proof is on the Atheist by Professor Ralph McInerny
- Theism, Atheism, and Rationality by Alvin Plantinga
- The Irrational atheist: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens by Vox Day, Benbella Books, Dallas, TX, 2008 , ISBN 1933771364; ISBN 978-1933771366
- ↑ Atheism by Matt Slick
- Putting the Atheist on the Defensive by Kenneth R. Samples, Christian Research Institute Journal, Fall 1991, and Winter 1992, page 7.
- Atheists don’t own reason by Tom Gilson
- Why the Burden of Proof is on the Atheist by Professor Ralph McInerny
- Theism, Atheism, and Rationality by Alvin Plantinga
- The Irrational atheist: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens by Vox Day, Benbella Books, Dallas, TX, 2008 , ISBN 1933771364; ISBN 978-1933771366
- ↑
- 10 atheist inconsistencies
- William Lane Craig on Scientific Naturalism - video
- Why atheism is inconsistent by Dr. Scott Sullivan (podcast), August 19th, 2014
- The Summit Lecture Series: Scientific Naturalism Worldview with J.P. Moreland, part 1
- The Summit Lecture Series: Scientific Naturalism with J.P. Moreland, part 2
- The Summit Lecture Series: Scientific Naturalism with J.P. Moreland, part 3
- The Summit Lecture Series: Scientific Naturalism Worldview with J.P. Moreland, part 4
- The Incoherence of Atheism - video by Ravi Zacharias
- The incoherence of atheism
- More on inconsistent atheists
- The Atheist's Fatal Flaw: Exposing Conflicting Beliefs by Norman Geisler and Daniel J. McCoy, Baker Publishing Group, June 2014
- ↑ Eleven common traits of highly intelligent people by Shana Lebowicz, The Independent, Friday 16 December 2016 18:24
- ↑ Atheism and Dogmatism by Luke Muehlhauser] at Commonsenseatheism.com
- ↑
- Atheism: An irrational worldview by Dr. Jason Lisle on October 10, 2007
- The Christian Worldview, the Atheist Worldview, and Logic by Matt Slick
- Can Atheism Coherently Explain the Laws of Logic? by Answers for Hope
- The Great Debate: Does God Exist? (YouTube video) or "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.
- ↑ The Argument from Consciousness for the Existence of God by John Piippo, 3/20/2012
- Consciousness: One of Atheism's Irresolvable Problems by John Piippo, 4/14/2014
- ↑ Mind uploading - Thought experiments as knowledge
- ↑
- Against Naive Uploadism: Memory, Consciousness, and Synaptic Homeostasis, Seth Weisberg, H+ Magazine, May 6, 2011
- Why Transhumanism Won't Work, The New Atlantis, June 10, 2010
- Will we ever be able to upload our minds to a computer?
- You Might Never Upload Your Brain Into a Computer by George Dvorsky posted at 4/17/13 12:02pm at io9.com
- What's the Likelihood of the Singularity? Part Two: Uploading the Brain by Alex Knapp, Forbes, 6/24/2011
- ↑
- C.S. Lewis' argument from reason
- C.S. Lewis and the Argument from Reason by Jay W. Richards, November 25, 2013
- C.S. Lewis and Materialism by John G. West
- C.S. Lewis On The Validity of Reasoning
- C.S. Lewis on Rationality and Materialism
- Naturalism's Hot Water
- ↑
- C.S. Lewis' argument from reason
- C.S. Lewis and the Argument from Reason by Jay W. Richards, November 25, 2013
- C.S. Lewis and Materialism by John G. West
- C.S. Lewis On The Validity of Reasoning
- C.S. Lewis on Rationality and Materialism
- Naturalism's Hot Water
- ↑ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122178219865054585.html
- ↑ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122178219865054585.html
- ↑
- Fallacies everyone should know - Pastor Chilton explains various logical fallacies and gives some examples of atheists using them
- Ten fallacies of atheism
- Atheistic logical fallacies
- Ten fallacies of atheism
- Look Both Ways: Two Atheistic Logical Fallacies
- ↑ https://creation.com/a-designer-is-unscientificeven-if-all-the-evidence-supports-one
- ↑ Shall the religious inherit the earth? - Eric Kaufmann
- ↑ Pushing the Antithesis on Greg Bahnsen
- ↑ A HISTORY OF TRANSHUMANIST THOUGHT, Nick Bostrom, Faculty of Philosophy, Oxford University
- ↑ A HISTORY OF TRANSHUMANIST THOUGHT, Nick Bostrom, Faculty of Philosophy, Oxford University
