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What If There Were No God?

February 3, 2016September 10, 2012

The title question is one that came to me while tramping along the Pacific Crest Trail last month. I do not really have a wonderful answer to it, but do have some thoughts. Obviously it would make a tremendous difference in our eternity if there was no God. And it would make a difference to those of us who walk with him now. But what about the world in general? What would be the ramifications in our world if there really was no God? While most people would say that things would be different, there are those who will answer …

Why God?

February 3, 2016July 15, 2012

I am encountering more and more folks who have rejected, not only God, but even the possibility that there might be something that is beyond what their senses can experience. I have talked with a number of these atheists, mostly online, over the past 8 years or so, have listened to their explanations, have tried to understand their reasoning, and evaluated my own beliefs. But to no avail. Atheism remains to me a hollow and deceptive philosophy that glorifies mankind and our achievements; that has no purpose for life other than what the individual chooses to give themselves; and has no …