Response to H. J. McCloskey on Being An Atheist

A THEIST 'S RESPONSE TO McCLOSKEY

Atheism is a belief that has entered the mind of man prior to the advent of scientific revolution . This ideology is not an original one and has its roots even during the time of the kings and prophets in the Old Testament . The Bible records their existence in one of its verses The fool hath said in his heart , there is no God . They have been a minority in the past but as man 's ability to invent and create progressed so does his self ego and

pride expanded . More and more people are now embracing the belief that there is no God and the belief in an all powerful being is simply unreliable because there are no strong proofs that can prove its validity . Some of the countries which receive a high rate of atheism include first world countries like Japan Denmark , Norway , Finland , France , Germany and Sweden which topped the list . It has indeed received prominence in the world and it is attracting more supporters through the series of counterarguments it throws to theism

McCloskey in his article claims that proofs or arguments which theists provide to support their belief have no weight . He speaks of this primarily in relation to the ontological argument , the argument which attempts to show that the very concept of God implies his reality McCloskey believes that there is no point in debating on this particular proof because it has no bearing but the ontological argument serves...