What are the practical implications of an atheistic worldview?

  • Atheistic Claims: Denies God’s existence but still seeks purpose, destiny, and value.
  • Inconsistency: Without God, humans are no more significant than rocks or dust.
  • Honest Atheism: Victor Stenger acknowledged atheism implies no value, purpose, or destiny.
  • Ultimate Conclusion: “Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die” – life has no greater meaning.

Why would God command the death of so many people in the Bible (e.g., the Canaanites)?

How can a loving God send people to hell?

Why would God need people to worship Him (isn’t that egotistical and arrogant)?

Why does God remain so “hidden”?

Why does the “Old Testament God” seem different than the “New Testament God”?

Why would a good God allow suffering to exist?

Why would a good God allow evil to exist?

What key arguments are there for (and against) God’s existence?