Don’t Worry God Probably Doesn’t Exist…

I was watching the tube the other day and saw something that caught my eye…it was called “Ungodly Advertising”…

The news clip was informing the listeners that atheists have come to the conclusion that God shouldn’t get all the best “Ad” space…and that they [atheists] were going to start getting their fingers into these areas as well…

As the talking head told us of this news story…the camera focused in on a city bus and then got a bit more specific and showed us the buses side…where an advertising was proclaiming its message…the message read…

“Don’t worry…God probably doesn’t exist…so be happy and live your life”

I talked to Bonita [my wife] about this ad…telling her that I can’t imagine that this Ad really gave an incredible amount of peace to the person who read it…especially to a person who really thought about its message…

The first thing I noticed was the Ad was trying to rid all onlookers of the any anxiety they might have about God’s existence…

…isn’t that sweet of them?

But why is it that they suppose there may be a point of anxiety…a point of worry?

Are they supposing that the readers may be troubled…may be stewing over guilt in their conscience…may be struggling with failures, short comings, and wrong doings?

Why do they suppose this?

Neither Europe [where these Ads were being projected] nor North America are Christian governed lands any longer…we can’t use that old excuse…it just doesn’t work anymore…

…Why…in cultures where atheistic, humanistic naturalism, and Darwinian evolution is ‘religiously’ taught in our government schools…teaching us for 12 of the most influential years of our lives…do we still struggle with the concept that we have done bad things…and that we fall short of some universal, higher standard?

Why is it that the teaching…that “truth is relative“…even though it is “drilled” into us from a multitude of angles…throughout our school years…through the media, through the entertainment medium, through our Universities and Colleges…just doesn’t seem to catch?

Could it be that we are made in the image of God…that God made us and our very make up is drawn towards our Creator.

He made us and we know we are accountable to Him…no matter what any one else tells us.

Let’s move on…

Why shouldn’t we worry? Here is where our ad experts were at least truthful…even if they weren’t effective…because God “probably” doesn’t exist.

The Ad expert knows enough “philosophically” to understand that atheism cannot make a universal negative about God.

For the atheist to say…that God doesn’t exist…with 100% knowledge would in effect make the atheist God…because for someone to make a universal negative…would mean that they knew all things…the very “Being” they are trying to refute.

But why should I not worry? The atheist doesn’t know God doesn’t exist…why is he telling me not to worry?

Where is he getting support for his “probably”?

Not from ethics…we just talked about that.

Certainly not from science…Darwinian evolution is itself a dinosaur that is on the verge of extinction…not even coming close to giving an explanation of how an organism can evolve into higher life forms…when to do so highly complex and inter-related systems would all have to appear at the same time [in other words…how does an organism evolve…when its circulatory, respiratory, lymphatic, digestive, etc, systems all are multi-leveled and all need each other for survival]

Certainly not philosophically…one of the most devastating arguments against the atheistic worldview is that the atheist uses “probability” in order to try and promote atheism and debunk theism…and yet…the atheistic worldview cannot even justify the concept of probability.

To use probability…a person has to believe in the uniformity of nature…that the future is going to be like the past…but the atheist doesn’t know the future…and doesn’t claim to know anyone who does…

The Christian can justify his use of probability because his world view is governed by the God who created the world and rules the world…he knows that God has created an orderly world…where day time and night time exist…constantly…where seasons exist…constantly…where the uniformity of nature exists…because God the Creator exists.

In the end the atheist should worry…as his conscience warns him.

He can’t really be happy…no matter how many lies he tries to fill himself with…because God’s truths keep shining through…

He can’t even say God probably doesn’t exist…because in his world probability doesn’t exist…and he can’t say God doesn’t exist…because in his world view there is no such thing as an universal negative…

This leaves us with the truth that God does exist…Jesus is God…and God will accept all rebels who come to Him for forgiveness and restoration…

The Bus Ads will encourage those who like “sound bite” teaching…they already believe the lie…and just need a short…all be it…false…message to hold them on their destructive route.

May God give them the grace to get off the bus they are on...before it reaches its final destination...