Mccloskey's Arguments Against Atheism

Comfort in atheism, McCloskey states people are happier in the knowledge there is no God, allowing them to find comfort from self and the good will of others. McCloskey says if God were to exist then He would be responsible for the things which cause man to need comfort, calling it “cold comfort from religion” with God as the responsible party for any and all evil. Continuing with this line of reason, he advocates many different forms of terminating life as a means to avoid the need for comfort, some less objectionable methods are also given which generally follow with making use of modern medicine . This solution has characteristics of the atheist solution to accept the absurdity of life without God and live bravely, it also uses elements of what Craig calls entering into the area of God, by seeking to give purpose and value to life, which without God does not exist. Man cannot simply
Christianity succeeds where atheism fails, atheism is ultimately death an exercise in futility. God’s existence enables us to live happy lives with a hope for things yet to come . These arguments, defenses, and theodicies all serve as ways for a person to understand in part, none by themselves offer indisputable proof of God’s existence. They do however make the existence of a necessary being, a first cause, probable. Building on this this first cause, the God of theism, becomes more evident, this finally gives the suggestion of the God of Christianity, the God of the Bible. This God who reveals Himself in the Bible, as one who created, sustains, loves, and died for His creation. The problem of evidence evaporates for the one who accepts this God, the true God. He reveals Himself to those who seek Him in faith, ones who truly believe. Craig rightly quotes Francis Schaeffer “If God is dead, then man is dead too.” The atheist must live the noble lie to find any meaning to life, this often fails