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This is part 3 of the Why Christianity class.
How do you know God is real? What sorts of evidence would you marshal to make a case for God’s existence? It won’t do to tell skeptics you believe in God because you’ve always believed in him, because you were raised to believe in him, or because the Bible says so. In this episode you’ll learn six main lines of evidence for God’s existence to equip you to have meaningful conversations with your secular friends, coworkers, and relatives.
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Objective: to provide six reasons to believe in God and marvel at that God’s attributes.
1 The Beginning of the Universe
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1. everything that has a beginning has cause of its beginning
2. the universe has a beginning
3. therefore, the universe has an external cause of its beginning
2 Fine-Tuning for Life
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1. our universe is finely-tuned for the existence of complex life
2. fine-tuning is not the result of physical laws
3. therefore, a super-natural fine-tuner exists
3 DNA Code
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1. all languages come from a mind not natural processes
2. DNA is a language
3. all biological life requires DNA to exist
4. therefore, a non-biological DNA designer exists
4 Moral Absolutes
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1. moral absolutes exist (i.e. torturing children for the fun of it is always wrong)
2. nature, society, and individuals do not supply moral absolutes
3. therefore, a supernatural source for moral absolutes exists
5 Miracles
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1. miracles are events in which the laws of nature are interrupted by an agent outside of the natural realm
2. documented miracles have happened
3. therefore, a miracle causer exists
6 Personal Experience
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1. I’ve experienced God
2. therefore, God exists
Good class. Know how to answer every man of the hope that lies within in us, with meekness and fear.
Amen !
how do we know God doesn’t have a beginning? is this only based on scripture? if so is that not circular reasoning? ( i do believe in God but this thought came to mind).
Logically we must have an uncaused first cause. If something exists now then something must have always existed. That something is either matter or a living personal conscious being. Things do not create themselves and an infinite regress of causes is not possible so it must be a living eternal being. Creation requires a personal being as decisions were made to start and stop creating. Creation requires a personal being because it is well designed. This being must transcend time, space and matter as it cannot be confined by any created thing. This being must be very intelligent and powerful to know how to create the universe and have the ability to do it.
Personal Experience is not a valid evidence, it cannot be demonstrated to others, only matters to one person and carries no more weight than the personal experience of a muslim or any adherent to any other religion. I’m not saying God doesn’t work but I cannot verify your experience.