Why other paths fall short
Atheism and naturalism
Naturalism says nature is all there is. It struggles to explain why there is a universe at all, why it is rationally ordered, why our minds can be trusted and why anything is truly right or wrong.
What it claims
There is no God or anything beyond the physical world. Life arose by unguided processes, and meaning is something we make for ourselves.
Where it goes wrong
It cannot explain the beginning of the universe, its fine-tuning or objective morality. And if our minds are only the product of processes aimed at survival rather than truth, naturalism undercuts the reasoning used to support it. Alvin Plantinga develops this argument in Where the Conflict Really Lies (2011).
20For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity, that they may be without excuse.
Romans 1:20 (WEB) · context
1The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork.
Psalms 19:1 (WEB) · context
Sources
- Alvin Plantinga, Where the Conflict Really Lies (Oxford, 2011)
- C. S. Lewis, Miracles (1947), chapter 3
Why the evidence matters
If Jesus rose, His offer is real
God loves you and gave His Son so that whoever believes in Him should not perish.