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ATHEISM IS NOT A RATIONAL OPTION
FOR THE PROBLEM OF PAIN AND SUFFERING
FOR THE PROBLEM OF PAIN AND SUFFERING
John N. Clayton
One of the claims that atheists like to make is that the
existence of pain and suffering eliminate the existence of God.
This claim assumes that there is no purpose in our
existence, and that there is no positive purpose in the struggles that we
have. We will discuss these two points later.
The point we need to make right now is that denying the
existence of God does not remove the pain and suffering we experience and does
nothing to make problems in life any easier.
If there is no God and we have no purpose in existing,
then the only answer to chronic pain, suffering, birth defects, cancer, and all
of the other things that afflict us is suicide or euthanasia.
“Survival of the fittest” may sound good as long as you are fit; but when old age,
disease, and injuries set in, “survival of the fittest” is a destructive
and pessimistic mantra.
Atheism offers nothing. It has no encouragement to give,
and no solution to offer.
DOES GOD EXIST? is
a non-profit program to provide thinking, seeking people with scientific
evidence that God does exist and that the Bible is His Word. It is our
conviction that anyone can logically and rationally believe in God.
John N. Clayton, is a retired physics, chemistry and earth
science instructor from the public schools in South Bend, Indiana. Mr.
Clayton holds a B.S. and M.S. from Indiana University in math and physics and a
M.S. from the University of Notre Dame in earth science. He taught in the
public schools for 41 years and has been doing presentations on the
compatibility of science and faith for 38 years.
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