Atheism and Theism: Part 1 - Five Philosophical Mistakes

Before beginning my series of notes on Atheism and Theism, I believe this video clip by Father Barron is relevant, so please watch it.



This will be an ongoing series of notes I will be writing. Fundamentalism on any side of the debate leads to ignoring the broad scope and complexity of Truth. God and the universe can not be reduced to fundamentalism, both are infinite and mere finite words will never define either, but if absolute truth exists then there has to be a path in knowing this truth. Later I will discuss the issue of multiple paths to the same truth, but for now I want to address five philosophical mistakes often made by Atheists and Theists. I have listed these below.


1.Faith has nothing to do with reason. Reason is based on empirical evidence whereas faith is based on sentiments of emotion and subjective experiences.
2.The existence of God cannot be deduced from science.
3.Darwinism removes the necessity of God in the origin of life.
4.If evil exists, then God could not be all knowing, all loving, and all powerful.
5.Man and Animal are both qualitatively equal.