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Why is atheism untenable? [Spirituality & Religion]

“Gradually, I realized that in the twenty years since I opted for philosophical atheism, a vast, systematic literature had emerged that not only cast deep doubt on, but also, from any reasonable perspective, effectively refuted my atheistic outlook. . . . Today, it seems to me, there is no good reason for an intelligent person to embrace the illusion of atheism or agnosticism, to make the same intellectual mistakes I made.
“As recently as twenty-five years ago, a reasonable person weighing the purely scientific evidence on the issue would likely have come down on the side of skepticism. That is no longer the case. Today the concrete data point strongly in the direction of the God hypothesis. It is the simplest and most obvious solution to the anthropic puzzle.”
(Patrick Glynn)
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hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M
Paul was very advanced in his Jewishness before he became a Christian. I have talked to several Messianic Jews who say they were shocked when they first read Paul's writings at how completely Jewish he was and how completely Jewish his writings were. Having gone to a Messianic Jewish worship service they have no problem with anything Paul wrote in contrast to what the Torah says. For them it is one continuous account of God's Love and Providence for His people.