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The Evidence, Examined

Every serious objection. Every core argument. Written for the honest inquirer.

All Hard Questions30 Doubts & Questions23 Objections20 Existence of God7 Science & Faith6 The Quran4 Ethics & Morality4 The Next Question3 Evil & Suffering2 Purpose & Meaning2 Consciousness2 Science & Islam1
The Next Question
Does God Communicate With Humanity?
If God exists — and the evidence suggests something does — the next question is whether that something…
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Existence of God
Why Does Anything Exist Rather Than Nothing?
The most basic question in philosophy is also the one most people never ask. Why is there something…
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The Next Question
What Would Authentic Revelation Look Like?
If God has communicated with humanity, that communication would carry certain marks — not supernatural ones that require…
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Existence of God
The Universe Is Absurdly Specific
The physical constants of the universe are set to values that permit life with a precision that staggers…
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The Next Question
How Do We Evaluate Competing Claims to Revelation?
Multiple traditions claim to carry an authentic divine communication. The claims cannot all be equally true. Rational evaluation…
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Existence of God
The God Who Cannot Not Exist
The ontological argument for God's existence has been dismissed and reformulated for nine centuries. In its contemporary form,…
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Existence of God
If Your Brain Is Just Atoms, Can You Trust It?
The naturalist claims that the human mind is entirely the product of blind evolutionary processes. But if that…
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Consciousness
The One Thing Neuroscience Cannot Explain
Neuroscience can tell us which brain regions activate during different experiences. It cannot tell us why there is…
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Ethics & Morality
Where Do Moral Facts Live?
Most people behave as though moral facts are real — as though torturing children for entertainment is not…
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Ethics & Morality
Can You Ground Ethics Without God?
The secular humanist argues that we need no God to live ethically — that compassion, reason, and human…
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Ethics & Morality
Is Morality Just Opinion?
Moral relativism — the view that there are no universal moral truths, only cultural conventions — sounds tolerant.…
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Evil & Suffering
If God Is Good, Why Is There Suffering?
The problem of evil is the most emotionally powerful objection to theism, and the one that deserves the…
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