Since last week’s newsletter offered a favorite argument for the existence of God, it’s only fair to balance the scales by considering a strong argument against religious faith, against the existence of some divine purpose behind life, the universe and everything.
The most prominent argument that tries to actually establish God’s nonexistence is the case for naturalism, the argument that our world is fundamentally reducible to its material components and untouched in its origins by any kind of conscious intention or design. But unfortunately, no version of the case for naturalism or reductionism is especially strong.
Of course I would say that, being religious, but there was a time when I had a bit more faith that there were some good reasons to side with the materialists even if they were mistaken in the end.
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