Why Is Atheism Foolish?

Passage Of The Week

Psalm 14.1: The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”

We know that atheism is foolish (in spite of the recent popularity of books promoting it), but why is it foolish?

Here are some reasons. Atheism is foolish because:

1. It posits the illogical eternity of matter or the appearance of the universe as an uncaused effect.
2. It can offer Darwinistic explanations for many biological phenomena, but it cannot explain the origin of life nor even define life.
3. It reduces mind and “soul” to chemical reactions, and ultimately undermines human responsibility, love and meaning.
4. It erases all objective morality; though many atheists live by socially accepted moral standards, their worldview provides no compelling reason to remain faithful to those standards when tempted to break them.
5. It risks eternity in the face of endless historical evidence for the reality of the supernatural realm.

Yes, atheism is foolish because “the Bible says so,” but it is important to recognize that entirely apart from our Christian metanarrative the theistic worldview is a sound philosophical choice for which we need not be ashamed.


Strategic Prayer Walk at Franklin Pierce High School, Sept. 29
Please mark your calendar and plan to join us at 10 a.m., a week from this Saturday, for a strategic prayer walk at one of our Tacoma high schools. Meet us at the main entrance of Franklin Pierce High School, located at 11002 18th Ave E, Tacoma, 98445, near the Portland Ave exit of Hwy 512. Christians who work at FP will be there to guide our walk and intercession around this school. The walk will probably last until noon, so bring a friend that you can invite to lunch afterwards. OR, come at 10 and spend as many minutes as you can spare to pray with us. This is a great opportunity to express our solidarity with the FP High Christian educators, and to join them in the spiritual battle for this important school. Join us; you won’t be sorry!


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