Objections to God

What are the strongest objections to the existence of God, and how do we respond?

Good arguments deserve to be tested against the hardest objections, not the weakest. A faith that cannot look its strongest challengers in the eye is not worth much, so here each objection is stated in its most forceful form before any reply is given.

Chief among them is the problem of evil. It is taken seriously and addressed first, on its own terms, rather than passed over on the way to easier questions.

The aim is not to win but to show that belief in God is reasonable with the difficulties in full view.

Expand a section below to sit with each objection and its response.