THE GOD DEBATE
OUTLINE:
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I. Introduction ... click here to read introduction ............. 4
II. Evidences against God ................................................. 6
COSMOLOGY ................................................................................ 6
EVOLUTION ................................................................................. 11
PAIN AND SUFFERING .............................................................. 19
TRAGEDY AND INJUSTICE ...................................................... 26
MAN'S ANIMAL NATURE ......................................................... 29
CONFUSED RELIGIONS ............................................................ 34
NO SCIENTIFIC PROOF ............................................................. 42
III. Lesser Evidences for God ......................................... 50
COMPLEXITY OF NATURE AND LIFE ................................... 50
AWESOMENESS OF THE UNIVERSE ..................................... 56
FULFILLMENT OF PROPHESY ................................................ 60
SUPERNATURAL WISDOM ....................................................... 63
SUPERNATURAL INTERVENTION IN HUMAN HISTORY.... 67
REPORTED MIRACLES ............................................................... 71
PERSISTENCE OVER TIME ........................................................ 76
HOLY MEN AND WOMEN .......................................................... 81
GOOD WORKS .............................................................................. 86
IV. The Main Evidences for God ..................................... 91
SET LAWS OF NATURE ............................................................... 91
LIMITS TO OUR UNDERSTANDING ....................................... 96
BEAUTY AND PERCEPTION THEREOF .................................. 104
SELF AND GOD AWARENESS ................................................... 111
CONNECTIVITY ............................................................................ 119
CREATIVITY .................................................................................. 123
INTUITIVE CHOICE ..................................................................... 129
V. Overall Comparison of the Arguments .................... 137
VI. Profound Conclusions .............................................. 139
VII. Helpful Resources .................................................. 151
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