Mccloskey Argument Analysis

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McCloskey makes a statement that in order, “to get proof going, genuine indisputable examples of design or purpose are needed” (McCloskey, 1968). He holds his standard of indisputability to a high claim. In order for McCloskey to ask a theist for indisputable evidence of the existence of a Creator, I believe that there must be evidence from his own theory that is indisputable. This reminds me of a class I had in community college that was about Critical Thinking. My professor told me that I could no argue my religious foundation because it was based off of opinion and not known fact. Well, at that point, what would be fact? Our argument was on morality and this class has taken us through the ideas of where morality comes from without a religious …show more content…

This is such a twisted thought to me that has never crossed my mind before. Even though the tough momemnts in my life of doubting a God, and even hating Him, I never felt comfort in the idea of no God. McCloskey’s last argument addresses the unxpected what he calls “acts of God.” Since this tragity happened, GOd must be resonible. My heart truley does break for that bold statement that McCloskey makes, for he truley does not fully understand a life without God. In the article, “The Absurdity of Life without God”, William Craig argues that if there really is no God, life would have no purpose. I loved this article so much I printed it out and have it kept in my office for other people to read. When one truley pieces the story of God together, it really is the best explnation for the universe. It is just not plausable that the expanision of the universe caused a “big bang” of all life, matter, in the perfect peice. The earth is the perfect distance from the sun so that we don’t burn up, and is perfect distance close so we don’t freeze. It does not make sense that we have evolved from chimps, or even the idea of one common ansestor. How did one ansector create all of these different organisms that we have today? We all live, we all die. We are born one minute and are deceased the next. There is no meaning to life, just chance. If we really all have volved from pond scum, what is the point of being alive? WHy would I even worry about being moral? WHy do we have laws about not murdering if it really does not matter? Evolunionists, naturlalists, atheists all might create their own meaning of their life, but there is no constant basis for their consclusion. Life without God is no significance at all. Our morals would not matter, heros wouldn’t make a difference and a selfish life should be persued. We are stepping closer and closer with that mentality in this culture anymore. It is all

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