Atheism and the Kalam Cosomlogical Argument

“Two hands working can do more than a thousand clasped in prayer,” says an anonymous atheist. Why would you believe and pray to an invisible God, when we could use our brains and just do things? What brings a man to embrace the fact that there is no God? Who should a Christian point the finger at? Atheism argues for the nonexistence of a deity, yet a strong counter-argument gives reason to question that notion and believe there is some greater power.


Different atheists have different reasons to believe that there is no God. Take the problem of evil. If God is good, all powerful, and all knowing, how could He allow evil to exist? This problem of evil proves the first three are false. There are many religions in the world today. There are many gods, many paths to salvation and different heavens. What is the true one? Who can decide? Therefore, an atheist would conclude that due to the many religions and the almost endless routes to a heaven, why would he need to pick one? Yet, if the Christian is searching for the number one culprit on sowing deeds of doubt, he or she needs only to look in the mirror. The hypocrisy of Christians pushes more and more men and women away each day. Gandhi once said, “I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” What a sad and honest truth. Professing believers walk into church, singing worship music with empty hearts, bowing heads when asked to, and stroll out and lead a contradictory lifestyle to one that they claim. It is this reason and many others believe that there is no God.


However, arguments have been raised to prove that there is a God. The Kalam cosmological argument proves the existence of God through the cause of the universe. The universe exists. If it didn’t, how anybody could read these words, or live for that matter. From there, the universe either had no beginning or a beginning. All current science evidence points to a beginning, whether it is a big bang or design. The universe could not be infinitely old due to the Second Law of Thermodynamics. This law states that whatever ordered energy existing in the universe is spreading and equaling out. If the universe was infinitely old, the energy would have equaled out by now and nothing could move. The universe has been found to be expanding. If one went back far enough, there would be a definite point of where the universe started. Now the beginning of the universe either had no cause or cause. Whatever that has begun to exist had a cause. The reader of this paper is on the earth because his or her mother gave birth to him or her. The computer this paper was written on exists because somebody constructed it. Likewise, the universe had begun to exist, therefore it has a cause. Some would argue that the universe just came into existence. Nothing caused it. The problem is that, how could a large and expansive universe just pop out of no where? It demands an explanation. This cause is either impersonal or personal. An impersonal cause would include chaotic behavior such as an earthquake or an explosion. Chaos does not create an ordered universe. An explosion does not force random materials into a working substance. One would not think a flood, tornado, and earthquake erupting their way through a junkyard would create a factory with working V.W. Beatles. Thus the cause must be personal because it must be smart because of the complexity of life, it must be powerful because of the energy that pulses through the universe, and it must be immaterial and eternal. This personal cause to the beginning of the universe is God.


The Kalam cosmological argument is only a tool. Yes, it does prove the existence of a God through logical and scientific reasoning. Yet, this argument is useless and will fail to convince atheists if Christians do not rid themselves of hypocrisy. Why and how could an atheist follow a God that even Christians do not follow and love? “Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” Will this statement define the state of Christianity for the future? Time will tell.

We Want More.

(If it seems a bit random and un-flowy, It's late and my brain is fried. Bear with me. Thanks - Brian)

"Thou has created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee." - St. Augustine

We hunger. Simple fact. I'm not talking about a simple craving for an In N Out Double Double. I'm talking about a deep hunger inside of us. We fill our time with toys, fun and assorted items. But is that really enough? Can you honestly say wholeheartedly that "I am satisfied." Can you think that?

There's a reason why Augustine's quote preceeds this post.

You see we could chase the world, pursue all of our desires, and yet feel inherently empty. I think Christ says it best in Matthew 16:26 - "For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give in return for his life?" Jesus asking a rhetorical question here. It will profit you NOTHING, to pursue other worldly desires. You will never be satisfied.

In Haggai , the Israelites' blessings are taken away and everything they try to do for themselves could not give them the filling they needed. "You have sown much, but harvest little; you eat, but there is not enough to be satisfied; you drink but there is not enough to become drunk; you put on clothing, but no one is warm enough; and he who earns, earns wages to put into a purse with holes." (Haggai 1:6) As they tried to create comfort for themselves with lesser things on this earth rather than the Lord of Creation, no longer could they be pleased with anything they had done. No longer could they forget God in the dust. No longer could they deny Him. How foolish would they be for them to continue?

"As a deer pants for flowing streams,
so pants my soul for you, O God.
My soul thirsts for God,
for the living God...Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you in turmoil within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
my salvation and my God." (Psalm 42: 1-2,11)


The Psalmist compares our longing to be satisfied in him with a thirsting deer. He cries out to God. He desires to be quenched with this Living Water. Our souls desire to be with God. Is this our prayer? Is this our cry? Do we hunger for this?

Our bodies hunger. They growl. Not for food, but to be satisfied in God our Lord. We need more than what we think we need. We Want More.

If there was ever a cd...

Hey y'all, listening to Lost in the Sound of Separation, Underoath's latest and most ambitious effort yet. If there was ever a cd that shook my core, stopped me in my tracks, and compelled me to say "whoa", this is it. 11 tracks with blaring guitars, pounding drums, and a more guttural scream from Chamberlain. Yet, there is a point to the harder sound. The cd depicts a life where sin has dominated. And the person is sick of it. Everything is pure noise. Everything is chaos. He is "Lost in the Sound of Separation." And what is that separation? From God. Yet the ultimate ending of the journey is a shot of Hope, with the person finding God and peace at last. And the progression of the sound of the cd is evidence for that. As you continue to listen to the cd, it grows louder and more chaotic, but as you near the end, everything starts to calm down.

Now granted the first couple of tracks are pretty dark. In fact, they are kinda hopeless. But it is this dark and hopeless scenes that make the final message more brilliant and beautiful: hope in the most desolate situation.

It is this very reason that I highly recommend listening Lost In The Sound Of Separation while reading the lyrics. Highly rewarding if you do this.