![]() ![]() ![]() Some have gone as far as to say that it is morally repugnant to believe in God. Setting that digression aside, it is more apt to this discussion to note that there are many atheists and agnostics that would argue that it is foolish to believe in God, or at least to have any confidence that there is a God. At least, it does not follow by that statement alone. ![]() A fool may say there is no God, but it does not follow that someone who says there is no God is a fool. Second, the logic doesn’t flow the way the Christian would like. First, fool is a moral category in Scripture, not “doofus” or “idiot” as we might think in our own culture. However, it is not helpful and often falls short of the mark. That quote, which opens Psalm 14, is no doubt true. Especially those who have been taught to begin debates with an assertion, “The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’” To many Christians, this seems like an obvious answer. Is being a Christian at all intellectually defensible? ![]()
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