Isn’t it a shame that the cultural assumption of America is Christianity is bogus if you take an honest look at the facts? Well, I think it’s a shame even if you don’t want to go there. I think that’s why I love C.S. Lewis. He thought in a different light. After he was drawn by God out of atheism into faith, Lewis began to defend the Christian faith intellectually. Lewis has a similar feel to Aquinas when you read his works. Logical. Step by Step process. But, in the end, he thought it was outrageously foolish not to believe in Christianity because logic and human history pointed towards its truthfulness.

In his classic book, “Problem of Pain,” Lewis seeks to defend the Scriptures revelation of an all knowing, all powerful yet good Creator in a world full of evil. However, his first chapter deals with the beginning of religion. This chapter absolutely captivated me. He claims all religions start through three steps, but only Christianity has a fourth step that makes it impossible to ignore. Lewis follows a train of logical thought that leads one to the realization that you cannot remain indifferent towards Jesus and Christianity; you must either love or hate him. So, in his honor and for our benefit, I will recount his argument that leads our minds to either love or hate Jesus, but God forbid not ignore him.

Does our study of the universe point to a creator? The Cosmological argument answers that modern astronomy, which posits the Big Bang Theory as the explanation of the beginning of the universe, does indeed point to a creator. Astrophysics at the highest level has long since accepted that the universe is expanding, and this expansion points to an initial time at which the universe began. The cosmological argument takes this information and applies it to classical philosophical arguments dating back to Plato. The history of this argument and the ways it has changed throughout the history of philosophy will aid in understanding its importance today.

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Of the four classical arguments for the existence of God, the ontological argument is the most questioned and least understood. Ontology is the study of the nature of being, or existence. According to definition, the ontological argument is an argument for God’s existence based upon the nature of his existence. Within the bounds of the ontological argument, in order to understand the nature of God’s existence, you must simply define your concept of God.

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