by willfhenry | Dec 4, 2021 | Arguments for the Existence of God
It’s not surprising that our modern interpretation of Pascal’s Wager would make it so simple as to become laughable. My feeling is that this is more likely a symptom of our own shallowness rather than the weakness of his argument. Because many of those who...
by willfhenry | May 8, 2021 | Arguments for the Existence of God
The Euthyphro Dilemma derives from Plato and was not originally an attack on Christianity or other monotheistic religions. But the argument has become a popular attack on modern religious thinking. Plato asks, in the Euthyphro dialogue, “Is the pious loved...
by willfhenry | Apr 29, 2021 | Arguments for the Existence of God
Before stepping into the most powerful objection to Christianity that the world affords, it’s important to offer a major concession: there is no escaping the emotional potency of the Problem of Evil. It’s easy to intellectualize evil and suffering, but it’s an...
by willfhenry | Apr 18, 2021 | Arguments for the Existence of God
There are many arguments that attempt to prove the existence of God. Among the most popular are the cosmological argument and the ontological argument. A lesser known argument is the moral argument for God, which I find to be more interesting, although still...